I have new tires and brakes and I have a really bad noise coming from the front driver side. Its a 02 1500 4WD, it sounds like a wheel bearing. The truck has 105k on it, is this common for these trucks>?

 

common... not neccessarily... but at 105k a lot of these things will have the wear and tear and need replacing.....

 

How do you get the CV Shaft out? I busted the big nut out and pushed it as far back as it could go but once the splines come out I cant force it back anymore because its too tight. There is 3 bolts that hold the Hub assembly in and I got the lower 2 out but for the top one I need to have the CV Shaft out.

Im getting furious! [:@][:@]

 

edit for double post

 

You need to remove your shock, pop the upper ball joint out as well as the tie rod end. Then the knuckle will lean out and give you enough clearance to remove the half shaft from the hub.

This is a pic after having removed the shock, sway bar link and upper ball joint. The tie rod end is all thats left to pop out and the half shaft will slide out, allowing you to remove the last hub bolt.



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