can you pull the shaft out if you leave the hub nut on, if you remove the 3 12 mm bolts on the back side, can it all come out without removing the bearings. the hub nut is giving me trouble and without an air hammer drill i can't remove it..

thank you for any info

Brent

 

yes...you can.. in fact alot of people here suggest taking it out that way.. then getting it in a vise to work the nut off...just need to be careful of the axelseals when sliding the unit out.. dont bang them or ding them..or you could develop a leak.....

http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech/hub.php Hereis a link to a DYI on hub removal... have fun!!

PS,, I bought a 30 dollarimpact gun... works great on stuff like this and the crankshaft nut.. worth a 30 dollar investment...you can get a whole set up.. small compressor and impact set up pretty cheap as well... if i was a Mech for a living.. its probably not worth it..you'd wanta better set up.. but for a DIY'er like me.. it was a good deal.

 

thank you for the info..never thought replacing the ujoint would be this difficult..well, the hub nut is anyways..been doing alot of reseach, and reading. going get cracking on it now..

thank you