I have some useful information for removing wheel hubs on 3rd generation Durangos. Today (Sept 9, 2020) I removed the front drivers side wheel hub from my 2011 Dodge Durango Crew 3.6L V6. As I have found on many other forums and YouTube videos, removing the wheel hub on these vehicles is a real PITA. First let me say that I live in Minnesota where the winter road conditions are harsh. Salt is used on the roads to prevent ice from forming. So my wheel hubs are heavily rusted and have been in the knuckle since the manufacture date (December 2010). Needless to say the hubs were stuck in the knuckle. I did find one YouTube video that had a very helpful tip that allowed me to remove my wheel hub from the knuckle. The tip was to use a chisel with the tapered edge placed on the seam where the wheel hub and dust shield meet. In the video the person used a 3-4 inch wide mason (brick) chisel. I used one that I had which is 12 inches long and 1-1/4 inches wide. Before starting I sprayed penetrating oil in the three removed wheel hub bolt holes and on the back side of knuckle where the hub is seated into the knuckle. I did not have to use heat. I just had to repeatedly hit the chisel with a large hammer at a couple of different points on either side of the wheel hub. It took about 15-30 minutes of hammering with the chisel when I saw the hub beginning to separate from the dust shield and knuckle. After a couple more minutes of hammering the hub fell out of the knuckle. That is my advice. I hope it helps someone else.

 

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my previous vehicle was a 2011 dodge journey RT (we also had a 2010 grand caravan). I had to replace the wheel bearings(hub) a couple of times for both vehicles, all in the rear and all the same design. my strong assumption is that my 2017 Durango GT will be of similar design.
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being in southern Ontario Canada, we too get a lot of snow and salty roads in winter, and sure enough, i had to deal with stuck rusted in hubs.

my very first attempt on the caravan i did the penetrating oil and chisel and hammer method. it was a tough job THATS for sure! but i finally got the hub out. it was a hard messy job.

i asked around and found out that a "slide-hammer" would be a useful tool for the job.

I do a LOT of my own maintenance and i figured i would run into hub/bearing replacement jobs in the future. So i bought a slide hammer of amazon. about $80.00 CAD and i have already gotten my money's worth out of it!! and it makes the job SO much easier to do! (still using penetrating oil as well)

i also added anti-seize to the new bearing/hub when i put the new one in. thank god i did because i ended up having a faulty speed/brake sensor in a replacement bearing and had to do the job again not to long after.

i have done about 5 hub/bearing replacements now with it and my dad had used it on is old 2013 Chrysler 200.

here is a link to the tool:
hopefully link works and my info helps.

 

Thanks for the tip Lemdog4, that tool looks like it will prove to be better than the hammer and chisel method

 

I use an air chisel, sometimes that's the only thing that works. Penetrating oil does nothing if they are really fused together from rust.

 

the slide hammer really helped out. took me less than half the time of the hammer/chisel method. youtube has videos how to use them if you are unfamiliar.

i would say my average time getting out out with the slide hammer was 5min or less. a few good HARD pulls on the hammer and you can start to see it separating out of the hub.

plus it feels good to get out some aggression while using the hammer....haha.