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1. first you must take off the wheels.
2. Now remove the caliper and then slide off the rotor.
3. remove the cotter pin on the hub and the lock collar then with a impact remove the 36mm nut on the shaft.
4. there are 4 bolts on the rear of the hub. rotate the axles so that you can remove them.
5. once these are removed, grab the spindle and shake it loose off the splines.
6. the tuff part is pressing the bearings off the spindle. I used a hydralic press to do it. the only pain was that the inside race of the bearing wouldnt come off so I had to cut it off.
7. now press it all back together. make sure it is all the way to the stop of the spindle.
 8. reinstall it back to the hub, those 4 bolts, not forgetting to clean off splines.
9. Now the spindle nut must be torqued down to at least 206 ftlbs and no more than 276 ftlbs. after that is down add the lock collar and install a NEW cotter pin.
10. reinstall rotor and caliper and wheel.
hope it helps-

  • Anonymous Aug 16, 2009

    1. first you must take off the wheels.
    2. Now remove the caliper and then slide off the rotor.
    3. remove the cotter pin on the hub and the lock collar then with a impact remove the 36mm nut on the shaft.
    4. there are 4 bolts on the rear of the hub. rotate the axles so that you can remove them.
    5. once these are removed, grab the spindle and shake it loose off the splines.
    6. the tuff part is pressing the bearings off
    the spindle. I used a hydralic press to do it. the only pain was that
    the inside race of the bearing wouldnt come off so I had to cut it off.
    7. now press it all back together. make sure it is all the way to the stop     of the spindle.

     8. reinstall it back to the hub, those 4 bolts, not forgetting to clean off splines.
    9.
    Now the spindle nut must be torqued down to at least 206 ftlbs and no
    more than 276 ftlbs. after that is down add the lock collar and install
    a NEW cotter pin.
    10. reinstall rotor and caliper and wheel.
    hope it helps-

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