help! front hubs ,02 silverado 2wd

[crazy longhorn]

Do the front hubs need a slide hammer to remove, or are they just rusted /stuck? I hate to fire the torch,& catch the grease on fire! crazyL

[Boog]

The hub and bearings come as one unit. Once you remove the bolts the hub assembly should come right out by tapping from the rear of the knuckle. I guess you could rent an axle puller, slide hammer to yank it out.

[usmcchevy]

3lb hammer to the edges of the wheel flange, a few taps on the spindle won't hurt ether.

[crazy longhorn]

Thanks guys.....looks like I need to rent the slide hammer! After the bolts came out, I thought I would "thump" it a couple times & be done (wrong)! If it takes heat, I guess that I will remove the spindles, & burn em outside crazyL

[BLK2K2SILVY]

Ive done 6 or so sets of from hubs on 99-06 2wd trucks and Ive never came across one that was stuck in the spindle! Then again, they were probably all southern trucks.

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by BLK2K2SILVY

Ive done 6 or so sets of from hubs on 99-06 2wd trucks and Ive never came across one that was stuck in the spindle! Then again, they were probably all southern trucks.

Thats what the guys at Oreillys said I rented the slide hammer, but it did not budge them! Got the knuckles knocked off, & will lay em outside, cook em with the old "smokewrench"& pound em out with the air hammer. Time to go ahead with ball joints, while its apart. Dont let anybody tell you that drilling the rivets in the lower ball joints is any fun Just another 10 yr old midwest truck, & the firestick is my best freind.........crazyL

[northerngmc]

Will the hub turn on the spindle? If so I cannot see what is holding it in place.

Confirm you have removed the wheel, then taken the dust cap off, removed the cotter pin and removed the nut on the end of the spindle?

I would also have removed the brake caliper before trying to remove the hub.

Confirm by hub you mean the assemble that has the brake disk attached to it?

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by northerngmc

Will the hub turn on the spindle? If so I cannot see what is holding it in place.

Confirm you have removed the wheel, then taken the dust cap off, removed the cotter pin and removed the nut on the end of the spindle?

I would also have removed the brake caliper before trying to remove the hub.

Confirm by hub you mean the assemble that has the brake disk attached to it?

This setup is a hub/bearing assy, bolts to the knuckle ,with 3 bolts. The rotor is a "hat", basically slips onto the hub & is retained by the wheel (no dust cap/nut /cotterpin), & yes all the brake parts are laying on the floor The hub assy (much like you see on a front drive car....but no hole for the axle), is basically seized to the knuckle. The fire stick(AKA smokewrench), will be my best buddy Both knuckles are laying on the floor, ready for the "burn"! A big ouch on the parts, but she should be good for another 170000 miles after done....crazyL

[northerngmc]

Originally Posted by crazy longhorn

This setup is a hub/bearing assy, bolts to the knuckle ,with 3 bolts. The rotor is a "hat", basically slips onto the hub & is retained by the wheel (no dust cap/nut /cotterpin), & yes all the brake parts are laying on the floor The hub assy (much like you see on a front drive car....but no hole for the axle), is basically seized to the knuckle. The fire stick(AKA smokewrench), will be my best buddy Both knuckles are laying on the floor, ready for the "burn"! A big ouch on the parts, but she should be good for another 170000 miles after done....crazyL

Well isn't that something...... I guess I am stuck in the past...lol My 98 2WD Suburban still had the old style hubs.

Did you ever get if off?

[crazy longhorn]

Yes, its all back together now. It did require some heat & some heavy hammer action to remove the hubs tho! crazyL