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Originally Posted by Piotrush
thanks for the post, in the other thread I didn't realize you've actually done it. I guess I'm going to try to find place where I can rent one.
so a slide hammer will move #6 away from #s 5 & 19 without completely removing it? On a scale of 1-10, how hard is this process? When I bought the spacers I didn't anticipate the it to be such a PITA, now I'm debating just getting a set of 15mm spacers with the 2nd set of bolts already pressed it. Especially if run the risk of screwing something up and needing a whole new bearing.
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#6 is the hub. #5 is the hub bearing ("wheel bearing"). #19 is just a snap ring which keeps hub bearing from moving inside the steering knuckle. That parts diagram does not show the steering knuckle.
You are moving the hub away from the steering knuckle. The hub bearing will still be inside the steering knuckle as you do this, but the inner race of the hub bearing will be pulled out with the hub as you pull the hub out. But, as long as you don't remove the hub all the way, it will go back in, and everything will be compressed back together when you tighten the axle nut.
Anyway, if you're not sure what you're doing, you should let someone more experienced handle it. You don't want to screw up and then you will need a new hub bearing and you'll have to remove the steering knuckle and have someone press everything out and in.
If you're using the slide hammer, it's a 5. If you screw up somehow, it becomes a 9.