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Originally Posted by MattR
So? Did you get the hubs taken care of last night Scott? Are they at Lithia? What are your plan?
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I got the worse hub off... but I couldn't break the passenger side axel nut loose.... and I tried w/ my breaker bar with my jack handle over it... so that's like a 5 foot lever arm.
It took about an hour to get the 1st hub off, and after another 3 hours, I couldn't get that one nut loose.
I'm going to take an extended lunch and see if I can't press the bearings out with a big c-clamp and some sockets. If that's a no-go, then I'm off to Lithia.
If I can get the left front taken care of, and the wheels balanced, I should be good for this weekend. In the off season, I'm going to try to figure out what it's going to take to be able to re-pack bearings myself... which means getting the propper tools.
At this point, I figure, unless it involves something inside the motor or tranny, or body work, I should be able to fix it myself. Car repair is just a matter of having the right tools and time to do the work... the only reason to pay a mechanic to do the work is if it involves fabbing parts, or non-bolt-on repairs. I'll be damned it I'm going to pay Lithia $80/hr to do a job I can do myself. Especially since I'd much rather bring Joe and Nate my business for the repairs I can't do myself.