my wheel bearings are going bad on my 04, so i bought new hubs for the front wheels. i took off the wheel, caliper, and rotor, but the hub is REALLY stuck on. i've tried everything to get it off. penetrating oil, heat, hitting the 3 bolts on the back (while threaded on slightly) with an air hammer, 5lb slide hammer with an axle puller. nothing seems to get this hub out.

i live in cincinnati where they its wet and they salt the roads a lot, so the hub is really corroded. am i just going to have to take of the entire knuckle and have it pressed out? or is there another way to get this thing out?

 

I pressed out a wheel bearing on a Toyota that had to be heated nearly red hot and just about crushed in the press to pull it out. You'll probably need some kind of press on or off the vehicle. Maybe something like a real big pickle fork would do it? Heat is usually the key