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Nov 10, 2012 | 04:47 PM

Michael Delk

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I am doing a rear wheel bearing assembly job on a 2003 expedition. I have all the nuts/bolts off. I cannot get the damn thing to slide off no matter what I do. Any pointers at all? I dont want to beat it and scar the axle teeth.

Nov 10, 2012 | 08:48 PM

deo59

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Pull it out of the axle, lay it face down on a couple of blocks, put a driving block on the back and hit it with a sledgehammer. That is what worked for me. You can try heating the yoke to expand it.

Nov 11, 2012 | 07:23 AM

Michael Delk

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the problem is that I have the bolts out and can hammer the spindle and it will push back some but I cant get the assembly off of the truck at all.

Nov 11, 2012 | 10:16 AM

Michael Delk

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The bearing assembly inner parst and lug plate broke out but i just cant figure out why i cant get the assembly backer plate with the 4 bolt holes off the truck

Jan 7, 2013 | 07:36 PM

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Curious as to what you discovered as I have to change out a rear hub this weekend.

Jan 8, 2013 | 07:57 AM

Michael Delk

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It really went ok except that the wheel hub assembly froze/rusted/fused into the steel part that holds it. I forget the name of that part lol. So I had to remove that and air hammer it out. Without that issue though it was an easy job. The hardest part is breaking free the long rusted bolts.