So i got my caliper, bridge and rotor off...and now i am left with my hub, which needs to come off if i want to replace my broken wheel studs)

i have searched and searched but i am not sure why my hub isnt coming off or how to get it off...i undid the (i believe) castle nut or axle nut already

can anyone please help!

 

after u take off the rotor assembly and are just left with the hub u can try to gently "or maybe a lil aggressively" bang it off from the rearside... or just do like i did, take a 1/4" grinding pad and a grinder an just knotch a V sideways into the rear of the hub and just bang ur studs out from the front with a hammer, an than hammer ur new ones in from the back..

 

the only problem is that i dont have the room to bang the old ones out or the new ones in...also i have tried to bang it a little agressively and it wont budge...or maybe when my little aggressive hits were just love taps to that hub...im afraid of bending it or making it off balance

 

All the banging in the world isn't going to do you any good. The hub is PRESSED into the wheel bearing. So if you DID beat the **** out of it you would destroy the wheel bearing. The wheel bearings are about $80 a side. In order to CORRECTLY remove the hub you will need to completely seperate it from the upper and lower control arm as well as removing the outter tie rod end. Then you will need to take the hub/arm assembly into a machine shop and have it pressed out. 9 times out of 10 the wheel bearing will need to be replaced afterwards. Be prepared. You will also need to pay to have it pressed back together.

 

I paid $100 for two front bearings, took off the hubs myself and had the old ones pressed out and the new ones in for $30 at a machine shop in town.

 

Thats pretty cheap for bearings. As long as they are good quality then I would say you're good to go. I wouldn't cheap out and use crappy bearings in this case however, so be carefull.

 

hmmm...maybe ill just take my car to a shop and have them do it then....might as well

 

They are Timkin brand apparently they are what honda uses for oem bearings.

 

Yeah, those are good bearings.