Is Your Car or Truck Wheel Hub Stuck? Tips on Getting it Loose!

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Is your wheel hub stuck? There are a few cases where you may need to remove a wheel hub. Since they sit close to the ground, behind the wheels, they are subject to the worst the road has to offer. Eventually hubs will seize or rust over, and will be very difficult to remove! Especially if the wheel knuckle is aluminum. In this video, Andy gives some great tips, and several techniques for removing a stuck wheel hub!
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@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

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@intelectualsanchez5519 3 жыл бұрын

Olooopppooooooooopooooopopp

@BushcraftQuebec 2 жыл бұрын

I Baught a 10 tone gear puller dude

@kerrykish1815 2 жыл бұрын

I would have bought the knuckle with bearing as one

@CarlosLopez-jm8db 2 жыл бұрын

By m

@lawrencelampke6007 2 жыл бұрын

The reversed rotor is a good method, along with loosening the hub bolts a couple turns and driving a few days like that if you have time. Thats why l save a few old front rotors; they're much heavier than rears to wail on

@jbaronde 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for demonstrating exactly why my 3 hour projects turn into 12 hour or several day long projects. Good to know I'm not the only one. Especially when working on older vehicles and everything is rust and corrosion.

@Tomas.X 2 жыл бұрын

You said it! My wife always says "I thought you knew how to do this."

@jeffumbach 2 жыл бұрын

"I do, it's the machine that's not cooperating!"

@chrisc6874 2 жыл бұрын

That's because the ass holes lay down so much unneeded salt. They even do it when there is hardly any snow. it's ridiculous! that's why i dont buy a new vehicle.

@jmconran06 2 жыл бұрын

Story of my life!

@Joe-bl5lc Жыл бұрын

@@Tomas.X LOL, that was my wife's reaction.

@donaldlong2404 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to 1A Auto for sharing a worst-case scenario. Most videos show smooth sailing during the repairs.

@snatcher420 2 жыл бұрын

I hand to find this 2 days before my parts get here. Time to head out and find an inexpensive air hammer and wrench. Just in case.

@seanfisher8999 2 жыл бұрын

You're right. I'm doing one now and it's a bit**😤😡🤬

@wholegrain27 Жыл бұрын

@@snatcher420 air hammers are amazing. The air hammer was the only thing that could un-seize the drive shaft from the transfer case to front diff on my Silverado. (Splines were seized in the transfer case....... grease in the boot long time gone)

@gregr1672 Жыл бұрын

Hit straight in on the hub instead of sideways ! 42 years of freeing stuck castings on railroad cars ,trust me ,it works .The old WW2 guys taught me that when I started on the railroad . When you hit straight in the equal & opposite reaction is outwards. I ve seen guys fighting to get handbrake wheels off of rail cars ,using pullers ,Air hammers ,torches etc .,without anything happening ! I walked up with a 6 lb hammer and smacked straight on on it twice ! It flew off the casting !

@briansansone 2 жыл бұрын

If you are going to be a great mechanic, you must have the mindset to not quit; dont let the truck beat you. You have got to be creative too, and aggressively persistent; Like this guy. Its a great way to teach kids to not stop until its done. None of that is in any store bought manual. I wish I had KZfaq when I was young , and constantly repairing my old broken rides.

@zeez3139 Жыл бұрын

You nailed it.Thats exactly how it is

@FSpirk 3 жыл бұрын

That's something I would encounter when telling a friend "it's easy I've done many of them." 🤣😂

@user-bo7ti7rw7l 3 жыл бұрын

He does not have the proper tool to remove the stuck hub. Two years ago. I encountered the same thing, I did not even used the removal tool, just using a chisel and hammer, and take it out less than a minute.

@RATEDRHUSTLAS 3 жыл бұрын

Me today lol. Changed my friends drivers side Hub a month ago.. no problems. Passenger today. All day event

@chrisbranch231 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-bo7ti7rw7l wasn't really stuck. You're obviously not a full time mechanic. Tell the truth... It was just your car 🚗

@chrisbranch231 3 жыл бұрын

@@RATEDRHUSTLAS it happens to the best of us. But it doesn't make you smile unless you do the hard one first 😋 you come prepared to fight with the second one and bam🦹‍♀️ one punch knock out like mike Tyson against glass joe!!!

@davidjoegamez5901 3 жыл бұрын

Frl

@Sick-Of-It-All Жыл бұрын

1. With the axle nut and 3 hub bolts removed, bolt the wheel back on and lower the car enough to load the suspension. (Although a bearing this stuck will require the full weight of the vehicle). 2. So, leave the jack in place with an inch or two of space between the jack and the vehicle allowing it to drop just enough to separate the hub without harming the axle. 3. Now sit back and let gravity do the work for you! You only need the hub to move the slightest bit before removing the wheel and continuing where you left off. A couple good whacks with the hammer will now remove the hub as expected. *Sometimes they break free immediately and sometimes they sit over night overnight. Either way you will come back to find the car supported by the jack with the hub slightly broken free from the knuckle... every time!

@ambertucker8326 8 ай бұрын

I so appreciate seeing even a professional with lots of special tools have trouble getting something loose. Sometimes the videos where things just fall right apart are very frustrating. Makes me think I'm doing something wrong.

@MH-pc2ky Жыл бұрын

Finally an accurate video of how often these kind of jobs go down if you're working on cars in a place where there's a lot of salt the snow.

@cathybos780 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is so polite, he could teach a mechanical shop class to a group of nuns!!!! Nice job man.

@nutsandbolts7407 3 жыл бұрын

Yea I'd b cussing already lmfao 😂

@jeebus6263 3 жыл бұрын

Don't be diss'n nuns man, they can take some sh*t!

@webguy943 3 жыл бұрын

Yea i would cussing like a sailor cuz of that damn hub.

@dondale68 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't even cuss at the hub even 1 time! Out in my driveway, I'd have made a sailor take vows for priesthood!

@joeweaver9913 2 жыл бұрын

I know, right? I would be inventing new curse words that whole time

@sdharding7483 3 жыл бұрын

As a Metallurgist, you get 5 GOLD Stars for talking about dissimilar metal corrosion causing the frozen steel hub in an aluminum knuckle! Excellent video loaded with all the tricks for when things so south.

@kevinmonaco5205 3 жыл бұрын

can you imagine how much a little dab of never seize at assembly would make our unappreciated miserable lives just a tad better.....

@davebrucher2283 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think the compound used for aluminum wiring, to copper wiring would help prevent the oxidation? Add in addition to anti-seize?

@dustinalexander1829 3 жыл бұрын

Been wanting to ask a metallurgist: is it possible to get the corrosion to break down using the saltwater/ electrical process with a sacrificial piece of metal? If so what kind. I'm looking at having to do this, and I really don't want to pay, but I'll get arrested for the words that come out of my mouth when I hit it with a sledge and it doesn't budge.

@toddheimann8020 3 жыл бұрын

If Ford (I'm dealing with the exact same knuckle/wheel hub) had pressed in a steel sleeve into the aluminum knuckle for the wheel hub, we wouldn't have this fantastic video.

@cvp5882 2 жыл бұрын

I know first hand how creating galvanic potential between 2 dissimilar metals in extreme conditions can be a bad idea. I work in processing plants and some companies try to save money by bolting stainless steel piping together with carbon steel bolts. The stainless gets impregnated with rust but it survives most times. Those poor bolts on the other hand. Lots of times you'll twist or snap a stud off before you ever get the threads to turn. Considering they hold the joint together and keep it from leaking, you'd think that's a poor way to save a bit of money. I have the same issue with my exhaust. Carbon steel welded directly to stainless. Just about more exhaust leaks out of the carbon steel sections than comes out of the tailpipes 🤦‍♂️

@maseratifittipaldi 2 жыл бұрын

The hammer is such a versatile tool. I use it for all kinds of jobs - like tuning carburetors, fitting windscreens, aligning body panels, resetting computers, fixing dashboard instruments etc. To save time one should always start with the biggest hammer first.

@CrockerLogic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for filming a real life situation and following through with it! I thought this only happened to me! You're the best. I love how you smiled through the whole thing, cause everyone else would be cussing and in tears!😂

@satoshijon3730 3 жыл бұрын

Here u go that'll be 4000$ in labor and 80$ for the part

@jennifurzoe1302 3 жыл бұрын

I charge by how dirty it gets.

@youeweu 3 жыл бұрын

@@jennifurzoe1302 So does Mr. Poopybutthole (although his definition of dirty may be different from yours).

@dv7548 3 жыл бұрын

@Mr. Poopybutthole don't forget lunch

@henrytoledo4103 3 жыл бұрын

My son needed a water pump and the dealer labor was $1,700 for a $40 part. Did it myself

@MODERNxWELFARE3 3 жыл бұрын

@@henrytoledo4103 water pump labor can get expensive depending on make and model, some older rigs buried their water pump and for a repair you have to take off everything from the radiator sheath to the pulleys, older Ford rangers are a 8 hour tear apart job, let alone replacing the part and putting back together

@waldren09 2 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how much joy it brought me watching someone else fight it. In Indiana hub bearings are always a nightmare. Something that should take a couple hours will hold you up ALLL DAY.

@schoenys54 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate a realistic automotive repair that was a pain and all the different troubleshooting techniques that was used! I find using a few MF’s really helps getting a little more momentum out of the hammer! Thanks for that video and you calm demeanor on camera! I definitely would have to edit my footage for language! Great stuff!

@eleanoramelia2591 2 жыл бұрын

Now this is the norm for my wheel bearing replacement at least as it applies to my Impala. I'm happy to see you had the same problem and I appreciate your patience, no cursing, throwing things, spitting on the car or floor :)

@danmichalko2673 Жыл бұрын

That's a great honest video. All of us appreciate you showing that everything is not easy and even the pros get stuck

@user-kt6us6cg3v 4 ай бұрын

I didn’t read all the comments but I’m doing the same job. I got the hub bearing out using a chisel around the hub and the steering knuckle. It worked. But I got stuck getting the hub off the axle spline. That’s why I turned to you guys. Every video I’ve seen the hub came right off the axle. Not mine i broke the bolts on a 3 jay 7 ton puller. Still at it.

@scalp340 2 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem. I spent 2 and a half hours, using everything from pullers to air hammers and made all kinds of contraptions to get that hub off (I even inadvertently separated the bearing from the hub itself.) I was ready to give up and figured I'd try to get at it from the backside by taking the knuckle off as a last ditch effort. I straddled it upside down over a few pieces of foot long 4x4s standing upright and after only a few hits with 16oz ball peen, sucker popped right out. I woke up hurting today (physically), but I feel pretty great (emotionally) rocking with that new hub in my car after all that work. This video came up in my recommended after and I can totally relate.

@pealmobile1 Жыл бұрын

You remained calm throughout the whole process. Kudos to you. So frustrating

@TrailVapor 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your tips. As a novice I avoided heat but none of the other methods worked for me but you did give me a clue. Instead of a 'hub buster' I used a brake drum fitted in reverse and a hammer. That worked for me on a 12 years old Ford Focus MK2 (UK version with brake drums).

@robstruction 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for demonstrating how frustrating this job can be especially for those of us wrenching in the rust belt. Kudos on your tenacity! The one technique that I’ve had some luck with that you didn’t show involves sliding a couple of cold chisels between the hub an the knuckle and alternating blows with the biggest hammer you can find.

@Sevalecan 3 жыл бұрын

Personally trying to avoid that, as the aluminum surface will be marred easily from that. I did have more success with heating the knuckle rather than the bearing like he showed in the video though.

@timeless6964 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sevalecan Exactly!!

@patrickmartin6037 2 жыл бұрын

Wisconsin here ,just done exactly that. It can be done with vehicles with aluminum knuckles, you just have to pay a little more attention.

@analazcano6475 2 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes , that one works, I seen a few fly off when you do that, this one in video was tough one😲👀

@dchristianson23 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sevalecan been at it for hours ima try your way, thank you for posting a real idea

@lewis72 3 жыл бұрын

I've just freed my rear brake rotors off. I was very close to throwing the towel in and taking it to a repair garage. I put the wheels back on and undid each wheel bolt by about 1/4 turn. I then drove forward and backwards at about 3mph and yanked the handbrake on in each direction. I did this around 4 times. Jacked the car up and both discs are now loose against the hub ! I think this approach would work well with front discs and using the pedal brake. Just keep the speed very low and don't drive far.

@alwruc755 Жыл бұрын

Well done, covered everything possible. One thing I found on a number of these impossible situations is soaking everything in a mixture of Acetone and Transmission fluid for at least a 24 hour period, re applying occasionally. An example is one unit i was working on FOR A WEEK would not budge. After soaking in the solution, i could remove it the next day, still not easy but it worked.

@ahmadghosheh3104 3 жыл бұрын

Normally that what 90% of the DIY people face 😂. Yeah, $150 12 ton hydraulic press from Harbor Freight is the solution. Me: Sure Honey, I can do it, watched lot of videos, it's easy . Me 2 days later: someone please shoot me. I will never do this again.

@thronewalker1153 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@MrGigi-dz9cv 3 жыл бұрын

Well. Actually 80% of the work is dealing with rusted parts.

@skyscraper37 3 жыл бұрын

Dude...this is me

@chevyboi600 3 жыл бұрын

That was me a couple years ago with my wife’s impala ss

@philip771 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Ahmad, that did make me laugh!! Gave up on doing this with my 2004 MR2 today. I'm just taking it to a garage. No skin left on my hands....

@motorbreath-4172 3 жыл бұрын

“I’m just going to try a bigger hammer” yeah that’s me right now

@nm-qt2hb 3 жыл бұрын

Been there many times. People bring hubs with the axle shaft stuck in every now and then. You covered most of the options. Good job. 👍.

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

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@richarddavignon3236 Жыл бұрын

Video was a life saver. Cutting studs and using 2 bolts to push off the knuckle intermittently with the brute force of a 12 lb hammer got it out. New hub fit like a glove. Thank you

@FleetTech97 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is my favourite. He just looks so happy and chill

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

+Danish Roy Thanks for the feedback and checkin out the video!

@snap-off5383 3 жыл бұрын

Easier when in the back of your mind: 1. "I go home at 5:30pm, I'll do battle more with it tomorrow at 8:00am" and 2. "We have a press here, so its not a matter of 'IF' its coming out, its just about whether or not I can avoid going that far". At home its "My goodness I have no idea when I'm going to get this done now, woman, I know I said a couple hours, and its been 2 days, there were complications!" and "I have no idea if I'm EVER going to get this off, this might end up having to be towed to a mechanic with competence!"

@dhess140 2 жыл бұрын

Much respect for your many approaches and effort to reduce possible damage. There really is no replacement for the correct tool.

@Remrie Жыл бұрын

Two correct tools costing a grand to replace a $50 part

@greggutierrez7760 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I have been a mechanic for a long long time and I've never seen this sort of nightmare. Lot's of excellent "pro-tips" on the best practical ways to get it off. It's frustrating though because I'm also a degreed Mechanical Engineer. That's why I went back to school was to understand why some designs were far superior. I could see it when working as a mechanic in my late teens and early 20s. Why is that car's alternator buried and this manufacturer has it out front, etc. So it's really sickening to see those two parts literally corrosion welded together because someone made a terrible design choice. Gee... do ya think the front hub will ever see any salt water!! Great instructional video.

@outdoorsinthe608 Жыл бұрын

Oh man your video was very helpful! We had a tough one on my wife’s explorer. What finally worked was the bolt trick you showed! Thank you for sharing!!

@jonhunt5408 3 жыл бұрын

The “through the stud hole” bolt press would have removed it. You need to use the largest diameter threaded rod available nearby (usually 3/4”). Comes in 2’ or 3’ lengths depending on the retailer. Buy a handful of nuts (3 or 4) and a coupling nut or two ( coupling nut are 2” long and internally threaded and used to join the rods). Thread two nuts onto the rod approximately 6” and 7” and cut the rod between them. Set the longer piece aside for future use- (the nut that is still on it will restore the thread when you remove it). Remove a stud like you did, put the coupling nut behind the wheel flange and thread the rod into it ( it may be necessary to cut the coupling nut down to fit) . Install one nut on the outside of the flange, then a washer, then tighten a nut on the outside trapping the washer between them. Install a third nut against the outside nut and wrench tighten them together. Now take your impact at highest torque setting and go to town. Just keep hammering it, it might take a few minutes, but it’ll come out. Don’t waste penetrating oil on it- it doesn’t penetrate that type of corrosion.

@taskerrr1988 Жыл бұрын

I am a bit unclear on how this works. Could you send a picture of what it looks like assembled.

@tonysin2655 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for an actual worst case scenario and the different processes to try this is by far the most informative video I have ever seen because I can almost promise you that if we ever tried to remove one it will be the same for us thank you again 😀.. please make more videos like this ..

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

+Tony Sin Thanks for the feedback, we're glad you liked it!

@ygang172 Жыл бұрын

Wedge a socket in-between the bearing and suspension then turn the steering wheel pops it right off

@ryanburke1006 Жыл бұрын

Thank-you for posting all the steps you took. Reassured me that parts can be this seized from corrosion after many years and salt… Ended up using a combination of techniques to get it off including using a bolt and nut through the brake bracket mount to apply pressure from behind and hitting it with an 8lb maul. What finally worked was a combination of these as well as using a metal wedge between the rotor and steering knuckle (my quick rotor replacement job turned into many hours as the rotor is mounted from behind the hub assembly on my truck…). I used one wedge at the top and one at bottom and evenly pounded them in with a maul until the hub popped out. Be sure to keep the axle nut on slightly to prevent the assembly from falling and ripping the abs cord although if you need a maul to get this out, I suspect you’ll need a new hub assembly anyways (as it’s pretty corroded) which comes with the abs sensor and wire.

@joshuag2522 5 ай бұрын

I watch your videos often, and this was by far the best :-) I love how real it is. Some people don’t realize how insane it is sometimes to get out a wheel, bearing or other things that might be rusted.

@1AAuto 5 ай бұрын

+@joshuag2522 Thank you! We love empowering our customers and showing how to perform DIY auto repairs with our high-quality auto parts. 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c

@ryannrjohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, thank God all of my hubs have come off with a 2 pound hammer 🔨 but I drive A LOT so I change them about every 2 years. Glad you posted this to show the realness of the actual difficulties someone can encounter.

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

+ryannrjohnson Thanks for checking us out! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c

@austinaubinoe 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making a worst case scenario video. This is great. Trying to do the same with a 2013 grand Cherokee right now. Have to drop the crossmember to do the oil pan, so knuckle was off anyways. Going to keep trying, but won’t feel bad taking it to a shop to press out now.

@TheMorelli3 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate someone showing the worst. You're super calm about it too, can't say I'd be the same. Great video

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

+TheMorelli3 Thanks for the feedback!

@togamac Жыл бұрын

Thanks for an excellent video! Some people never learn (husbands that is). I'm in my eighties but try to fix my own car when i can. Great way to bond with the kids and grandkids! They love it when they find out that Grampa swears too! I'm here because I'm currently at the point of do I quit and take it to the garage on my 2011 SRX FWD rear axle bearing. The slide hammer with the towel is not working. I may try the chisel method mentioned in here but was trying to not have to disassemble the parking brake. Wish me luck and thanks to all who commented too!

@1AAuto Жыл бұрын

+Mac B. Thank you! We love empowering our customers and showing how to perform DIY auto repairs with our high-quality auto parts. 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c

@togamac Жыл бұрын

@@1AAuto I returned my bearing and bought a used knuckle/hub bearing assy on ebay. Now waiting for a cool day to tackle the knuckle/hub bearing assembly removal and reinstallation. Sorry to see that you skipped over the details of doing that in your video. Any tricks I should know about?

@1wadup 3 жыл бұрын

It’s like every time I tell my wife cot will only take me 30 min to replace X... and two hours later come in and say I can’t take the kids to school in the morning.

@Viper81766 3 жыл бұрын

Been there :-)

@kevinmcdonald403 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@snatcher420 2 жыл бұрын

But eventually we get it done and smile all the way to pick the kids up from school. Plus a free emergency day off work to do it.

@davestout844 2 жыл бұрын

First time I did the front wheel bearing on my wife's Saturn vue I got the old one off and new one on just in time to pick up the kids. Beat the hell out of that old bearing with a sledge but it came off. Fast forward a couple of years and I had to do that same bearing again. Came off slightly easier than the last but it still had to get hit with the sledge.

@jeffumbach 2 жыл бұрын

That's why I never start a job on a Sunday.

@BlackNightJack 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Great list of helpful techniques. Investing in a decent arsenal of tooling is a must. 1A rocks!

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@CerebralAilment Жыл бұрын

This is by far the best 1A Auto video I've seen so far

@paulmorris8673 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Seemed pretty comprehensive to me, I hope I can get the one I'm working on off with less trouble than you had.

@spelunkerd 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna tip my hat to 1A for this one, a demo like this is a brilliant summary. Today I'm welding a home made hub buster for future use. Even so, sometimes these are surprisingly hard. For people who wonder if they are up to the task, you always have the option to take the knuckle to a shop and ask them to press it out for you. And it is possible to buy junk yard knuckles in a worst case scenario. So even if things go terribly wrong, there is always a solution. Even professionals sometimes have difficulty, and if they do you can bet the customer will end up paying the bill.

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

+spelunkerd Thanks for the feedback!

@docholliday2961 3 жыл бұрын

I ended up just like you pulling every single hair I had after doing that job 😎

@jnunez1203 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@jsoda41 Жыл бұрын

This man has the patience of Job. wish I could be like him! That hub was a real pita. I just did rear hubs on a ‘07 maxima, thankfully a few wacks with a 40oz ball pein hammer and they popped off. Made my day!

@timhiller1029 2 жыл бұрын

Great job and great ideas, I ran into one just as bad once, I ended up putting a puller on it because the cv axle was rusted in the splines, I kept adding pressure and using a hammer, I would put pressure on and walk away for awhile and then keep hammering, a few hours later it let go, what a bugger, thanks for the great videos

@ap8057 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Too many how to videos show everything going smoothly but when I try to recreate it, there are always problems. There needs to be more videos of how to overcome problems. Just like this video. Again, great content thanks for the video!

@bobmcl2406 3 жыл бұрын

You missed the technique I would have used: Sell the frickin' car! 😆. Seriously, this was a great video showing the steady escalation of methods that can be used. To my mind, the design engineer who specified the dissimilar metals should be condemned to disassemble them for the next 10 years!

@wilsonglockenspiel8819 2 жыл бұрын

1A Auto has been most excellent so far with cost and help.. God Bless 1A Auto 🇺🇲👊

@davestout844 2 жыл бұрын

Finally a real wheel bearing removal video, not where you unbolt it and it falls right off the knuckle. I live in Michigan and the salt/rust sucks, I'd rather be in Tennesee.

@koucha4870 3 жыл бұрын

Good job on a real life situation. Respect!

@arnoldm889 3 жыл бұрын

Was that a Ford Hub? This is what my projects normally look like. Nice to see that I'm not the only one who struggles with these projects. F Salt on the road.

@prestonwilliams985 3 жыл бұрын

Rear ford Explorer

@PurePanic 3 жыл бұрын

@@prestonwilliams985 This is what I am working on now, and stuck in the same place. I was doing great until this part. Great video. You gave me a few great ideas.

@jennifurzoe1302 3 жыл бұрын

Watch "VEHCOR",he calls them exploders.

@erichagler7842 3 жыл бұрын

@@jennifurzoe1302 so do i ... lol

@mrfish3961 2 жыл бұрын

MUST BE GM

@Carlos-ri9ix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving me lots of options to consider. I plan to replace the wheel bearings & cv axles on my 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring van this Summer. Today I’m replacing my front rotors.

@georgebussard3691 Жыл бұрын

Fortunately, I watched this video prior to doing a rear wheel bearing on a 2017 Subaru WRX. Had to remove the knuckle from the car. I beat on that hub bearing for a good 3 hrs. from the back side, not counting the time it was on the car. Was about to give up when it finally budged. Good old Pennsylvania rust. Total time was about 7 hrs. to do this job. Thanks for the video!

@eggbertfarnsworth5787 3 жыл бұрын

I had one stuck quite badly and finally went with some advice and used a large cold chisel between the hub and knuckle (which was steel). I had my doubts this would work but it did. I admit it probably wasn't as badly stuck as the one in the video, but certainly sledgehammers and slide hammers did not work. The chisel did.

@RotaryDaddy 3 жыл бұрын

This would be me right before finding out there was 1 bolt left

@ChrischrosBelgium 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha this joke made my day.

@phillhuddleston9445 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, I hope he removed all the nuts first :)

@frostysnow9856 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I got chills watching this video ! This was the most epic freeze I've ever experienced ! You go down in History, my friend !

@TGS2AUSA2024 11 ай бұрын

Reversing the rotor to pull out the stuck wheel bearing really helped. I was able to get it off in less than thirty seconds.great videos thank you

@michealjustice5826 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, lots of knowledge shared on "worst case scenarios", very helpful. Just wonder if the cost of labor for spending that much time, out weighes just replacing the whole knuckle assembly? Recently did that on a 13 year old Honda, not very expensive at all. Again, thanks for the very detailed video, very helpful.

@christopherseman8805 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I just finished my 2004 Suburban left front bearing. Of course the hub was frozen badly and your video gave me some good ideas. I tried tapping on the partially loosened bolts, and that did not work and smacked the hub assembly a number of times with a hammer..no good. I was about the grind of the wheel bolts and insert the bolt/nut to put pressure outward on the assembly (as you showed in the video) but before I did I tried something else. I took a steel chisel, good size, about and inch wide, and put that chisel right on the frozen seam, then angled it toward the old hub assembly just a bit so as to not damage the face of the receiving side of where the new assembly would sit. I smacked that chisel a few times and slightly gapped the seam. Then some rust eater squirted in the gap and smacked it again. Did that at a few points around the wheel hub and the gap got wider and wider and finally it popped right off. There was a shield in that gap, the one you had to cut a bit and bend. That shield had only the smallest damage and I was able to reuse it with no problem. Hope this helps. Chris

@WillMagnerFitness Жыл бұрын

THIS ALSO WORKED FOR ME AFTER 2 HOURS OF TRYING OTHER TECHNIQUES. GET A -SOLID- METAL WEDGE AND ALTERNATE BETWEEN THIS TECHNIQUE, BEATING WITH A FULL SIZE SLEDGE HAMMER, AND PB BLASTER AND IT WILL COME OFF!! SORRY MY CAPS LOCK IS STUCK I HIT MY KEYBOARD WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER

@MrDouglasbrandt 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic information!!! I used the pipe wrench trick and it worked like a charm..thanks so much

@jodymcleod4636 6 ай бұрын

Just spent 4.5 hours trying to get mine off a 98 Jeep TJ to replace a U joint. Used everything to suggested. Finally got it off with a chisel to separate it slightly. One whole can of PB blaster and an entire can of small propane torch. Way too much work, but persistence pays off. Thanks for the video!

@kmil1967 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, but for some of us it seems a lot easier to just replace the knuckle so where do I find a replacement knuckle at this point?

@brucecampbell6186 3 жыл бұрын

Great job on this video. This was the prime example of why at my age, and just an occasional driveway mechanic with limited tools and no hoist, I leave this job up to the professionals. 😁 I don’t have the patience nor can I afford a torn rotator cuff. 😳

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

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@Mushir000 7 ай бұрын

Excellently awesome. That was the right thing to do by using the press. Excellent and well done. Mine is stuck/seized not coming out and now that’s what I will do open it and take to the press/shop to set wheel baring free from Hub. Thanks for demonetizing this video. Stay blessed and praying for your good health and long life.

@kevinogorman6282 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. You showed many methods and great patience. I have been there many times. For those that have not, never assume that it will be a quick job. It is sometimes not. The tool helps but most people do not have access to one. Good penetrating fluid is key. Some are better than others. PBblaster is good. Spray the backside from the beginning. These hubs can be tough. Same goes for gimbal bearings on boats, only they are harder to get at.

@1AAuto 2 жыл бұрын

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@chatkat9765 3 жыл бұрын

What great control, not one sweat word ;-)

@kurthein 3 жыл бұрын

Was totally expecting an explitive on the third or forth failed try.

@acustomer114 3 жыл бұрын

Edited?

@leocarvajal6967 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I would have spend full half an hour cursing..

@jonhunt5408 3 жыл бұрын

Swearing and tool throwing was removed in post production editing.

@jennifurzoe1302 3 жыл бұрын

This was the easy side of the vehicle.

@moabman264 3 жыл бұрын

normal day in the rust belt! Aluminum knuckles are always extra fun!

@timweidner3335 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, lots-O-techniques and patience used here. Great video. May help a neighbor out with the same issues.

@DoneWaiting Жыл бұрын

Good list of options. If you live in the northern states every wheel bearing is exactly like this. Give it a few taps, if it doesn't move just take the knuckle off and use a press to remove the bearing. A hydraulic press capable of pushing the bearing out is like $70-$100 or you could have a local engine shop do it for $20. It's probably 3-4 more bolts to disconnect the knuckle, but so much easier on the mechanic and the suspension.

@ttrav227 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, Great Channel! So, i just viewed this video for the first time today, and someone might have mentioned this already....but, i think after all the time you invested and all of your great ideas (not sarcasm) I think the best solution would have been to ultimately replace the knuckle, you removed it to press out the bering and to have new parts may have been best. I struggled with the same repair on a 2008 GMC Acadia with some of the same tricks with no prevail , I just ordered the knuckle so not to kill more time with trying to separate the 2 from each other. It was worth the $100 to me to have new parts installed. Hopefully its the last time I touch that wheel! But won't be! Great Channel, Tim

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

+ttrav227 Thanks for the feedback!

@googleplusisdead 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific, thanks. Now I don't feel so bad when I'm trying to do something, skipping the "pull it all apart so you can get to it/do it", thinking I'll get it simpler/easier, only to finally resort to the pulling it all apart method after all... :) Why is using a press a problem/only some pressure and then the impact gun? I'm NOT looking forward to the day my 2005 Prius needs those front hubs, I hear they ARE a nightmare to remove. RichE San Diego, CA

@cc-tb3st 2 жыл бұрын

I'm about to do this exact job. I've been screwed every time I do this. I was just looking for pro tips. I feel a sense of relief and dread. Relief I'm not the only one with these problems, because nobody shows this side of the job, and dread knowing I'm about to go through it again.

@robertwinfree3197 Жыл бұрын

I’m going through this exact problem right now with my Polaris Ranger. The RR hub is stuck on hard. I may end up having to take it to work and pressing it out. Thanks for all the tips and all your videos.

@tedebert3526 3 жыл бұрын

I've changed a lot of bolt on wheel bearings from Ford Expeditions to newer Subarus. They were all seized. I use a few skinny cold chisels as wedges between the knuckle and the bearing bolt flange. Start on one side then opposite side. Once it breaks free(makes a separation gap) I hammer the bolt flanges to rotate. Continue wedging until it pops free. I hesitate to use heat because of the abs sensor. Always works with a lot of work. You have to straighten the dust shield and clean up any scarring on the knuckle before installation. Always a fun time!

@incredulousd9408 3 жыл бұрын

No no. This guy says slide hammer first thing lol.

@TechieTard 2 жыл бұрын

@@incredulousd9408 hahahahaha

@TechieTard 2 жыл бұрын

Bunch of chisels continuously stacked is the way to go.

@analazcano6475 2 жыл бұрын

Did you hit hard or hard enough to loosen, I saw this and many that use huge hammers and go downtown

@trevortrillion6037 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't read the 949 comments below... but while watching your red-hot torch on the IRON, I knew you were expanding the iron. Shouldn't you have heated the surrounding aluminum to expand, thus loosening its grip on the inner iron? I use this technique to heat cast iron brake calipers to loosen the softer brass frozen brake bleeder valve.

@tonywest153 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and different techniques. I love your patience and don’t know how you did it with no cursing or swearing as some of us would do 🤣

@remingtonbundt5359 11 ай бұрын

I had to press one out just recently, there are other tricks but you showed the best for sure 10/10

@jasonroberts9738 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video man. It`s nice to see real world auto repair techniques. I stopped working on cars in 2000 because they were getting more and more out of control to repair. I don`t understand why auto makers are allowed to design this junk. It adds cost for everyone else. The owners and mechanics are footing the bill for these d class designs.

@Fetchup 2 жыл бұрын

I just went through the same thing yesterday. Snapped two 1/2 breaker bars. Put the propane torch on it for 7 minutes, candle wax, penetrating oil, then bought a 3/4 breaker bar with a 5 ft cheater and finally got it to pop loose. Good advice 👍🏻

@johnbee7729 Жыл бұрын

OUCH. Great video and a big thanks for showing that the professional also struggles with these. Not sure ifnit gives me confidence or fear to tackle my own project.

@VTPackerBacker Жыл бұрын

Thanks much for the possible options to remove a frozen hub/bearing assembly. Looking for these types of hints on a Saturday night late, after working most of the day trying to get the assembly removed. I think I will be removing the arm tomorrow and trying to remove the hub/bearing assembly from the back side tomorrow. Still have a 2nd front assemble also to do...........

@dar7771 3 жыл бұрын

You got more patience than I do. I would have just ordered the whole enchilada and been done with it. That sledge hammer would have went many other places in my temporary insanity. 😂

@analazcano6475 2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@liamoneill9793 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna try the bolt method now I have 2 Malibu's and am on my 3rd bearing in the past month the first one came out no problem the second took a bit of persuasion and now the 3rd seems like it's welded on

@matthewmercer2477 2 жыл бұрын

OMG ! Now I am terrified to try changing the bearing myself. Hopefully being a southern car I have a much easier time. That man is a saint !

@DArega-vk4zq 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, it felt like buying a new car would have been as easy way out but I give it to you for your patience and do diligent

@EatLeadTalibanLosers 2 жыл бұрын

There's a video that shows you how to pop out the bearing with the wheel install for leverage. Block of wood against the frame and wheel rim, turn steering wheel with power steering running and out she comes.

@elundrusmagee7915 2 жыл бұрын

Can you give me the link to that video? thank you I would appreciate it

@codydietrich4246 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome! Keep the videos coming

@1AAuto 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cody! We will!

@Kryoid Жыл бұрын

Working on one that is just as stuck as that. Chevy silverado 1500. Thank you for this video you have added some new ideas to my collection.

@brianburke396 3 ай бұрын

Nice to see a video that's real life most car repair videos only show every thing going to plan which rarely happens great video and content, brute force wins the day😢

@teddymac3737 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most honest example of doing wheel hub bearing assemblies I have ever seen. This video is why I never diy wheel hub bearing assemblies on any vehicle. I take this job to a mechanic.

@robpowers27 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ideas. The best idea, which ultimately freed my thoroughly rusted hub from the knuckle, was cutting off ALL the studs and using a bolt through front with nut on back side. Doing this with four of the studs I was getting thousands of pounds of pushing force and it broke free easily. I finished it with hammer only due to limitation of bolt length.

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@grizzlyaddams1681 2 жыл бұрын

That will be the tactic I may resort to instead of using grinders and popping bearing balls out. Those bearing balls work great in a wrist rocket!

@dienekes4364 2 жыл бұрын

HOLY COW!!!! I've never seen a hub that frozen! Good job getting it off.

@beans656 2 жыл бұрын

I had a similar problem removing the CV axle from the hub of my Mazda BT50 I had a pretty handy bearing puller on the axle, pulling against the hub. With plenty of soaking with penetrating oil, a ¾” buster bar putting pressure on the bearing puller, and bashing with a 4lb sledge hammer. I really thought I was going to bust something, but after three days it eventually came. The good part was that because all of my bashing was against the bearing puller, I did absolutely no damage to any of the truck’s parts.

@howtodoitdude1662 3 жыл бұрын

I do everything in my driveway. I’m already losing the battle, so I don’t waste time, I remove the whole thing and use a press. I don’t like damaging anything with heat or a hammer. Thanks for sharing!

@tacktackdriver3162 Жыл бұрын

I used a press for my Sienna hubs. Broke one of the (well supported) knuckles, before we realized we ALSO needed to heat the knuckle while pushing the bearing out.

@timothywagner408 9 ай бұрын

THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEO! I have a 13 year old PA driven Prius that had rusted on wheel bearings. I knocked the hub off one of the bearings trying to knock it off with a hammer. My neighbor who has worked on cars for 40 plus years came to the rescue. We put two bolts about halfway back into the wheel bearing mount. Then put a socket with an extension on it. The extension was positioned to the frame of the car as we turned the steering wheel this setup acted like a press. We went back and forth between the two bolts and using a dead blow to remove the stuck on wheel bearings. This worked very well and we had them out in about 30 minutes.