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The picture is what the mechanic gave me and said they think it has to come apart and are afraid of all the pieces in there.Don't exactly know what you are referring to in the image but Inner bearing can stay inside, when you take the flange and the spindle nut off the outer bearing will come out. I would recommend just pulling the bearings and regrease if they're in good condition, replace if not. Who knows what could've gotten in there. (I'm assuming the CV stripped because of the C-clip). Either way, not hard to do.
As @krispykritter said you can leave the outer bearing in but since that is easier to access I would at least put some fresh grease on there.If you are just replacing the CV, the only parts that will need to be removed are the ones circled in red. All the other stuff (bearing, two retainer nuts. big washer, lock washer) can stay in place.
HOWEVER, if the CV axle stripped out, then mostly likely the blue circled pieces are toast and should be replaced as well. I've never managed to replace a CV without disconnected the upper ball joint as well. It's tight and the snout is half a mile long. Some folks may have managed without disconnecting that balljoint, but I have not.
Regardless, the bearings and hub assembly can all stay together as one piece.
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Others have given good advice so this won't be necessarily helpful at this point, but.....it seems the shop isn't too familiar with the 100 series.The picture is what the mechanic gave me and said they think it has to come apart and are afraid of all the pieces in there.
I have to say I was thinking the same thing and I would say just give it a shot yourself. You aren't that far from Chicago, but unfortunately I am not in town for a while otherwise I would offer my help.Others have given good advice so this won't be necessarily helpful at this point, but.....it seems the shop isn't too familiar with the 100 series.
I'd be a little worried about having my truck worked on by a shop where the mechanic is "afraid of all the pieces" haha.
I get the wheel hub assembly can be a little daunting at first, but many on this forum have DIY'd this job with the great resources here and it honestly shouldn't be a difficult job for a quality shop/mechanic that's ever worked on a 100.
Yeah...I would give it a shot myself but I got rid of most my tools, and I don't really have the space to do it. Thank you all much for the replies! It will help a lot!I have to say I was thinking the same thing and I would say just give it a shot yourself. You aren't that far from Chicago, but unfortunately I am not in town for a while otherwise I would offer my help.
Run! Find another shop is the only information you need to take away from this thread.The picture is what the mechanic gave me and said they think it has to come apart and are afraid of all the pieces in there.