January / February 2016
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There are a couple ways you can attack
this project; most people will opt to remove
the entire wheel carrier, as they will need
to use a standard hydraulic press to remove
the bearings. I do them on the car because I
have the right tool. :-) (Yes Karl we get the
implication. ~ Editor)
First you need to remove the wheels,
brake rotors, brake calipers, center lock
engagement hub, etc. At the same time,
you will need to pop the front tie rod loose,
loosen the lower control arm to the chassis
bolt to allow for movement, disconnect the
sway bar, and loosen the bolts holding the
strut to the carrier. Sounds like a lot, but it
really is not. Once those are off, you can
remove the nut for the front stub axle. Drop
the carrier down out of the strut and you can
pop out the stub axle from the backside.
Note: You are going to need your giant
torque wrench one more time to torque this
nut upon installation.
Then comes the P90B bearing puller/
press. Again, many will just remove the
entire carrier off the control arm, so they
can put it in a press, but this tool makes it
much easier. Extract the outer center lock
hub (will be replaced with a 5 lug), and then
extract the bearing. You have to replace the
bearing as it will be ruined when removing
the hub.
O
kay, maybe we don't use
the term brake "helper."
