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Old 02-14-2011, 09:09 PM   #1
blazzin1


 
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Rear Wheel Hub Removal....Help!

Okay, I'm attempting to remove the rear wheel hubs so that I can replace the wheel studs with longer ones. I even have the big 3 volume GM maintenance books, which I'm starting to think really suck!! Page 16-21 says:

1) remove and support the vehicle.....(done)
2) remove the tire and wheel assembly.....(done)
3) remove the rear brake rotor.....(done)
4) remove the rear wheel speed sensor.....(done)
5) separate the wheel drive shaft from the wheel bearing/hub assembly.....(NOT done)

Here's where I get confused. The picture only shows removing the 3 bolts on the back side of the knuckle to remove the hub. No picture or even mention of the big central axle nut in the center of the hub. Am I missing something here, that does have to come off, doesn't it? If I go look up the wheel drive shaft removal, that nut has be to broken loose before the rotors and calipers are removed. Why the hell would the book tell me to remove the rotors and then not even mention removing or installing the main axle nut. I don't see any way of removing the hub without removing that nut!!! Any help would be greatly appreciated. These books suck!!! (or maybe I'm just dumb!!).

Thanks.
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