Ok I have the tire, rotor and caliper off. I've taken of the three bolts behind the steering knuckle. I can't get the hup to seperate from the knuckle. I havn't removed the hub nut. My question is do I need to remove the hub nut? Id prefer to remove the axle and hub as an assembly. When I look at it it lookslike the hub nut holds the axle shaft to the hub and the three bolts behind the knuckle hold the hub to theknuckle. Is there a clip that I have to take off in the differntial to get the shaft to slide out? Also is there something special I have to do with the upper ball joint. It's offset wich I don't think that I really need but, it was the only ball joint I could find at work.

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If yours is like mine, then yes you do have to remove the hub nut. It is 1-11/16" size, and it may not come off too easily. I just replaced the bearing assemblies on mine about a month ago. One nut came off without too much problem. The other I ended up having to cut it off and buy a new one from a local dealership. The nut cost about $26 and I could ONLY find one at the dealership. Once you remove the hub nut, the assembly comes apart easily.