January / February 2016
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Once the bearing is out, you can press in the new
bearing, 5 lug hub, and put everything back together
and mount your 5 lug wheel. Note: You will also
remove the 5 red alignment nubs from the existing
brake rotors, as you will not be using those, and the
holes that they mount through are where your new
lug bolts will pass through.
The rear is a little more complicated due to
the axle in the way and the general design of the
rear suspension, but the process of extracting and
installing the bearing and hub are the same. After
removing the brake rotor and caliper, you'll need
to pop loose your toe arm, upper dog bones, outer
axle nut (similar to the stub axle nut in the front),
and drop the inner end of the control arm out of the
carrier. From there you can remove the outer end
of the axle from the carrier, etc.
From there, the process is the same as the front;
press out the outer center lock hub, and press out
the bearing. Once those are out, press in your new
bearing and hub and start reassembly. :-)
Removing outer center lock hub
Hub removed, bearing exposed
Removing wheel bearing
Bearing removed from hub
Installing new wheel bearing
Installing new 5 lug hub
