2500 4x4 bearing/hub assembly removal; I'm in a pinch!
#1
2500 4x4 bearing/hub assembly removal; I'm in a pinch!
Started trying to pull the drivers side bearing/hub assembly on my 2001 ram 2500 4x4. This has turned out to be one heck of a job. Me and a buddy went at it with a air hammer (snap on air hammer at that, its got major *****!), 3 lb mallet, sledge hammer, from every angle possible. heated it, soaked it with PB Blaster, got it soaking in deep creep now. I made a puller and all if did was completely bend the 1/4" thick steel into a nice little curved shape that I no longer have any use for and stripped the threads off of a grade 8 bolt.
We literally spent 5 hours putting force on this thing and NOTHING!
What have you guys had to do to get these things removed? MAN, this is a real pain and my truck is dead in the water until i get my new bearing/hub on the truck! And to top it all off, my trucks parked in a very awkward spot for the neighbors to maneuver around!
I've almost considered trying to cut this thing off some how, as I've got a plasma cutter capable of handling steel this size, but I dont want to mess anything up. thoughts???
I'm feeling pretty discouraged here. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
We literally spent 5 hours putting force on this thing and NOTHING!
What have you guys had to do to get these things removed? MAN, this is a real pain and my truck is dead in the water until i get my new bearing/hub on the truck! And to top it all off, my trucks parked in a very awkward spot for the neighbors to maneuver around!
I've almost considered trying to cut this thing off some how, as I've got a plasma cutter capable of handling steel this size, but I dont want to mess anything up. thoughts???
I'm feeling pretty discouraged here. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
#2
I went through the same thing about 2 months back. I used a chisel and a hammer and just started beating on it all the way around. I was in the same boat you are I heated it, used a air chisel, soaked it, everything. it took a while but persistence payed off. Get a fairly sharp chisel so you can actually get in between to start breaking it lose and just keep going around it. Thats what I had to do. Good Luck to ya. Hopefully some one has a better way
#3
I went through the same thing about 2 months back. I used a chisel and a hammer and just started beating on it all the way around. I was in the same boat you are I heated it, used a air chisel, soaked it, everything. it took a while but persistence payed off. Get a fairly sharp chisel so you can actually get in between to start breaking it lose and just keep going around it. Thats what I had to do. Good Luck to ya. Hopefully some one has a better way
#4
i did a wriet up on this on another forum, maybe on this one also, but it was easier to find on it. heres the link
hub replacement on a 99 2500 4x4
good luck
hub replacement on a 99 2500 4x4
good luck
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