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Old 04-06-06, 12:01 AM   #66 (permalink)
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Hub Tear Down

I was pretty nervous about tearing down my front hubs and knuckles. The FSM used lots of terms I didn't know and there were sooo many parts. Bull pushed me over the edge by starting me on the left one and I completed it and the right one on my own.

Hub and disc brakes off:



One of the hubs. Mechanically these look fairly sound, but they are pretty beat up. I tried a wire wheel to clean them up and they look somewhat better, but will still look like crap inside of my shiny new hubcaps. So I'm replacing them with new ones. These are for sale.



Components out of the right one. I've since cleaned everything up ('cept the bearings, bolts & gaskets which will be replaced). Quite a few studs both on the knuckle and the hubs were stripped or otherwise beat up, so I'm replacing them as well.



Knuckle housing. Getting the bearings out was tough without the SST. I knew I was replacing them, so I used a bit of brute force. Yes, I tagged the spacers per the FSM....


One of the bottom knuckle plates looks pretty worn where it fits inside the bearing. I think I should replace it. Thoughts?

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