Good vid on 8 lug hub replacement.

[Spareparts]

Home sick today and cruising YouTube i found this video. Explains it pretty well i think.

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[Schurkey]

He makes it look easy.

Strange how he didn't show the removal of the four bolts that hold the hub to the steering knuckle.

 

[Spareparts]

True but he did have what looked like 4 good bolts. I'll be doing this battle next weekend. Reason why i was looking at vids.
I already know at least 1 of mine is rounded off.

 

[packer0440]

True but he did have what looked like 4 good bolts. I'll be doing this battle next weekend. Reason why i was looking at vids.
I already know at least 1 of mine is rounded off.

I had this issue, unfortunately. The solution was just to take the entire knuckle off with the hub/rotor, then weld a large nut onto what was left of the head of the bolt then try an impact. The weld broke twice but 3rd time was the charm. Good luck with the project.

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

He makes it look easy.

Strange how he didn't show the removal of the four bolts that hold the hub to the steering knuckle.

I had to heat the driver's side knuckle with a oxy/ace torch to get mine loose (6-bolt hubs on my Sub, which have three bolts), and then pound an undersized socket onto what was left of the head of one of the bolts to remove it. The other two weren't so fussy.

Here in IL the driver's side gets more salt exposure in the winter.

 

[Spareparts]

Yeah, i bought a 9/16 impact socket to pound on it. Read a few posts here and there that said it's how to do it when they are rounded off.

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

Yeah, i bought a 9/16 impact socket to pound on it. Read a few posts here and there that said it's how to do it when they are rounded off.

Check first thing that the socket will fit through the hole in the old hubs, so as to reach the bolt head. I seem to remember that being an issue for me.

 

[Caman96]

After all that, there’s only one word…..Timken.

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

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After all that, there’s only one word…..Timken.

I thought so, too, and I installed Timken (from RockAuto)... but I later noticed they didn't have SEALS on them in exactly the same places as the OE Timken hubs.

See my original post, here:

What type of calipers are these?

They remind me of an aftermarket caliper I saw on a late 90's Dodge Ram. Had D shaped pistons, or something along those lines. Made by ... Stillen? Not sure, as that was 11 or 12 years ago.

www.gmt400.com

It kinda pi$$ed me off... my OE Timken hubs had seals on them that must have been there for a reason.

 

[Caman96]

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I thought so, too, and I installed Timken... but I later noticed they didn't have SEALS on them in exactly the same places as the OE Timken hubs.

See my original post, here:

What type of calipers are these?

They remind me of an aftermarket caliper I saw on a late 90's Dodge Ram. Had D shaped pistons, or something along those lines. Made by ... Stillen? Not sure, as that was 11 or 12 years ago.

www.gmt400.com

It kinda pi$$ed me off... my OE Timken hubs had seals on them that must have been there for a reason.

They don’t sell separately? Haven’t checked your thread yet. Glad I recently installed NOS Timken assemblies.
Edit: Here

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