FSM is here: http://www.samkline.com/website/files/download/148

 

Thanks Bill.. I am downloading it now. Hopefully it can solve my mystery so I don't waste money on tools not needed

 

It won't ... I already looked there. They call it a "hub/bearing nut" and it's not reusable. Might as well go to the dealer and buy a new one now ... then stop and get a socket that'll fit it.

 

this is based on a '98 4x4, but it should be the same. the spindle nut is 1 11/16 (one and eleven-sixteenths)

the three bolts on back i dont recall exactly, i want to say 15 mm for some reason but that might be wrong. they are 12 point though, so you need a 12 point socket to remove them

 

I was at the dealer today and the parts guy said I should be able to re-use the "hub/bearing nut" aka spindle nut, as long as I use thread locker. So I bought some thread locker from them. But It might be a good idea to go back and get that nut, even though it'll take another 2-3 days to get it :-\ .... As for the 3 bolts on the back, I believe they are 14mm, and yes I heard they are 12mm. Thanks for the info guys. I might go get a 1-11/16" socket if I decide that I don't want to wait a few more days to get my truck up and running