Link to the exact SILDE HAMMER I bought after this video to make jobs like these easy, is in the description...

Even with my slide hammer i still had to put the torch to mine and get it hot before it popped free. My hats off to you for beating the hell out of it till you got it.

7:55 has earned me hitting that like button, said the same thing on nearly everything I've had to do to my 02 X. Thanks for giving a real world tear down and install, I'll be tackling this job sometime this weekend on both sides on the front.

Finally a REAL , true to life video! You did not stage everything so it all went perfectly easy . In all my experience there are always issues during the process! You. Deserve a trophy for honest no b. s. Demonstration of this specific job! Thank you will definitely find you again!!!

Instead of the chain to hold the hub from turning,put everything back together and drop a screwdriver down in the cooling fins of the rotor. It will come around and hit the caliper so you can torque your cv nut. great video!

I learned a lot...great video. I WILL take it to a shop. Also appreciated the comments and advice from others. Thank you very much!

Finished up on my 2002 explorer front bearing, you can push back the drive axle,and you can use a socket. Cut your wheel left or right to get all 3 bolts. All four tie rods,now rear brakes,great fun eh! Happy Saturday 🇨🇦

Ya, I beat on my wife’s 2002 sport trac for awhile too. Found that a couple sizes of cold chisels worked pretty good to separate the hub... enjoyed watching you bring out every tool in your arsenal, specially the claw hammers....and one more tip, loosen the axle nut before lifting the vehicle should make it easier.

Nice vid 🙂 You can also use the rotor as a slide hammer if you flip it around and screw on a few lug nuts, works for me 💯

I feel ya brother….I just bought new knuckles…. I couldn’t budge the old bearings….did ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, axles and sway bar links…..

Great Vid, after watching this you have convinced me to take my truck to the shop lol. I don't have half the tools you do and none of the fortitude. Great job 👍 tho

Hey brotha, just did it on my 03 Aviator. Same front end. Since they gave me new bolts and I had a new hub, I threaded the old bolts in about 4 threads, turned the wheel hard to the left, about 6 good shots each with my small sledge and it was out. Wen't back together fast. Thanks for the video.

Nice video! Looks like one of those jobs that ends up being more than you expected.

I'm attempting this project now with my son thank you for the video. I really appreciate it.

“FINALLY”… I said it at the same time! 😂 Good job and thank you for the video.

Great video. It took me 2 hours to do the job and your video helped alot.. if u have the time and the tools..

thanks for the vid helped a lot. i feel lucky i popped the hub a few times and it came out just like that. seems like you had a much harder time lol

Replaced hubs on my 02 s10. Broke two pullers and used 14 oz map gas. Took good 6 hours get off. Gonna replace my girls hubs and shaft on her explorer. Got heavy duty puller and some more map gas, ready to roll. I live in a salty state so all repairs are a good time 😩

Fantastic video, my friend! Thanks!

Thank you for the video. You seem to have some experience and tools. Thinking of doing my right front and then the left one.

I am guessing after watching this, 125.00 an hour at a Ford Dealership does not seem so bad after all !!!! Its too late for me............I am having an enormous problem getting the three bolts that hold the wheel hub on!!!! Still don't have one of them off! Sliding the axle back will help, learned I could do that from this video so thanks!!!!!

Thanks! This video was excellent. Just did it on my 2009 (same suspension and platform). After watching your video though, I'm super happy that I don't have a 4x4. Mine is 2WD, and I just had to turn the wheel back and forth in order to get to the left and right bolts. Hub bolts came right off. Thanks!!! Video was super helpful!

Just had mine done on my 99, west coast Explorer. I got the Moog too, didn't want to cheap out. The mechanic had it done in an hour no rust involved. $200 labor here in Cali. You could have tried to pull the hub off by putting the tire back on and busted loose the axle nut with the tire still on the ground and the same to re torque it.

😂😂 to damn true and funny man now I gotta go tackle the same damn thing thanks for the video

Btw, for future, welding supply and places like it, or online order, you can use a set of "banana wedges" instead of having to tap or beat with a hammer.. as a Pipe Fitter I use these to open flanges to replace gaskets.. if the space is wider I include a thicker wedge as a base.. hope this makes sense

Great vid. I'm going to replace the hubs on my explorer, looks like a fun time

Loosen the axle nut while the tire is on the ground and torque on ground. Antisieze axle threads, spline and housing for next time.

Thanks- great video, off I go 👏👏👏

Best to remove the axle first. 😉 Good job. Thank you.

I used a 2×4 to the seat and moved the seat forward till the break was pushed in and locked the wheels up !

Thank you

Thanks for the lesson. My sister just called to tell me the right front bearing is bad on her 05 explorer.$450 estimate. Did you change the hub because of the broken stub? Or was it a combination of stud and bearing? I'm 60yrs old now and been tinkering with cars since I was in high school. 90% of the time, i get surprised by working on family and friends cars. Slide hammer for pulling dents helps a lot. And also, without raising the wheel,could you take center wheel cap off to get to axle nut to loosen without pulling off the wheel? Put wheel back on, lower back down to ground and torque axle nut without the use of chains. I'll let you know how it goes this Saturday. Thanks again. You've boosted my confidence.

Pulley puller usually works well for removing the humb

Break the hub nut loose while it's still on the ground 👍

Leave bolts in few threads use extension in bolt and utilise power steering to push on bolts breaks free like hydraulic pump no beating required

Great video! I was a little intimidated by taking on this project but your video was very straight foward. Pep boys was gonna fuck me on parts and labor and charge me almost $600. Hopefully mine is easier to remove than yours! Cheers

I have to do this on my 05 Sport Trac. I had the entire wheel assembly tore down to the hub the other day. Ran into the exact same issue. That damn hub wouldn't budge. Probably gonna have to go to the parts store and buy a couple of extra tools to move that thing. I wonder if putting some heat on it would help?

I love how realistic this video is. Broken stud, broken shit already staring you in the face before you even tear into it - check Components so rusted it looks like the hunk of shit you're working on was just pulled up from the bottom of the Atlantic - check Not having the right tools for the job, obviously - check Realizing that this shit sucks and it would have been better to just pay someone at the shop to do it - check Earned a like and subscribe form me

So how did you get the axle boot to move enough to get those 3 bolts off

Good honest video.....the same shit happens to me.....every time 😵

Comes off easier if you turn the wheel to each side and hammer it.

Thank you sir, I have a ford explorer as well I was wondering if you reply to me with the all the tools you used and the size?

Rather than using an impact gun to undo, and chaining it up to re torque the hub nut, it could be possible to do it up snug, replace the brake and wheel, then if your wheel has a removable cap in the center, either have a helper stand on the brake to hold it while you torque it, or lower it so the tire is on the ground with the car in park with the parking brake on. No chains required then..

Changed front wheel bearing hub then drove a mile and tire blew any idea why

"I'm bout to have a $%#^*& heat stroke" 😂😂😂 best part

What tool you use to press in the bearing in the hub

I got two questions that I need help with..1....is the wheel bearing assy for 2003 2wd sport trac compatible with the 4wd models

How do you remove the rear wheel hub on a 04 explorer

Was a 28. (socket)

I was yelling slide hammer lol, so moog gave you new bolts but no spindle nut, wth. I just did RR axle and knuckle, this is next. 03 with 256,000 miles

On those front hubs a lot of choice cuss words helps a lot! Think the front are a pain do the rear ones lol!!!!!!

Put everything back together, put the car back on the ground, remove the center cap on the rim, then use the torque wrench. Those were the bracket bolts, not the caliper bolts. The caliper bolts hold the caliper to the bracket. Might want to recheck the torque specs.

I’m blessed to no longer live in Buffalo where rust reigns!

Loosen the axle nut before you take the brakes off that might work im going to try tomorrow great vid tho.

@7:55 "Fuck this. Do yourself a favor and take it to a damn shop. This is not worth it." LMAO

Reassemble and put the truck on the ground the torque the axle nut

What did it do before hand ????

😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂 he said fuck this just take it ah shop

Looks like you need inner and outer tie rods and change all wheel bearings

I c that hub wheel bearing beat your butt, lol great job tho,,,,,,,,thank u for this

4:20 or also just put the tire on pop out the lil axle cap and just used the breaker bar

If you don’t have an impact and do not want the axle to spin then leave the wheel on and then use a breaker bar to break the axle bolt loose. The nut calls for anywhere from around 160lb - 215lb of torque. I just got done doing my sisters but always like to watch videos of other people working,, maybe give some input if all possible. I’m @ 4:44 min into the video and thought I’d add my 2 cents worth.

It doesn't show how to remove the bearing out of the hub like I asked

Skip the PB Bullshit and invest in Free-All. Trying to break free the exhaust intake to pipe gasket, had a mechanic with a ½ breaker bar and a 4' pipe with no results. He was skeptical, but I sprayed that in and let it sit 10 minutes. I SWEAR, they came off with a ½" have ratchet. No joke!

Hit with your purse... Lol

Idk why this is but ford vehicles are always ridiculously crusty with the rust. I've worked on dodge and gm stuff that seen 20yrs of salt in indiana and they arent even half as crusty as ford stuff lol I don't get it

I'm fucking definitely not looking forward to doing this wheel hub on my brother's explorer this weekend

Shouldn't have used grease, use anti seize, grease will heat up and melt/wash away.

Using a block lower the car on it's hub break loose. Be very careful of course

Fuck me I have to do this today !

Is my is my mother goose club out.

Use a bungee cord or strap ten times easier than a brick

Newbee's lol

😂😂😂 big time

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Best to remove the axle first. 😉 Good job. Thank you.