Newbie and a question

[loopy smurf]

Check the local library to see if they have the books...mine does.

Also, if you search on here, you should find the torque specs you need. Center top of the page to the left of the magnifying glass is where the search box hides.

That being said, I typically don't torque the bolts on the hub - just get them nice and snug so they don't go anywhere. I also don't torque the axle nut - just get it nice and tight without murdering it...lol Good luck, and have fun!

Another quick thing - are you doing both sides? Most people do hubs in pairs so they stay in synch with each other. Just a thought.

[Rambodog]

I appreciate the input loopy. I didnt know how much it mattered for torque. Not that it doesnt at all just not as important as say a head or intake. I did come up with 96lbs. on the (3) 13mm bolts and anywhere from 118 to 159 possible for center nut. No clarification. I ended up getting all fasteners removed with reasonable fight. I expected worse. I could not get the hub to break free of the spindle. What the heck is holding it? Upon looking at new hub I cannot see why it would hang up like it did. I had it out far enough that I could tip the hub a little and see where the wires go into the back of hub. I used a 3 arm puller which sat nicely centered on the spindle end indentation and hit the puller with the impact gun and still didnt break free. The grooves on new hub shaft opening look smooth end to end and tapered so I imagine the same would be found on the one on the car now. My impact was set to about 120 psi. on the puller. Too low? Dont want to bust an arm on puller. I heated hub with nitrogen torch on a B tank and repeatedly sprayed liquid wrench up into spindle area as well as behind hub as I could tip it to actually see the back. I was not clear on where to concentrate heat but I stayed away from cv joint boot and concentrated on just behind plate that holds the lug bolts. I tried some moderate blows with a 3 lb. hammer on back side of same plate I heated behind. I am not on a lift. Car was rested on a jack stand so good hammer blows are very awkward to do with arm reached around behind hub. After 2 hours plus of messing with this I put it all back together and driving on noisy hub with destroyed sensor wires. I severed wires in the commotion, so I cut them close to plug from hub and popped plug into oe harness to keep dirt out for now. Dash and message center lit up like Christmas now lol. What am I missing to get this off?