piece of cake, big piece but not too bad a job; now looks like the ujoint is an interesting job; I can drop it off for $30 - $50; I will pick up new bolts from the dealer, a day behind but should make the tow this weekend safer not having to worry about the wheel coming off! Used a torch; this 212k NY Jeep had a bit of rust.

 

job complete, pretty easy actually; here are some things I did: soaked bolts in PB; ended up cutting them off with a torch; used heat to loosen the axle nut; did not plan ahead real well at all and ended up spending about $100 more than I could have if I had pre-planned like order the hub online, buy three new hub bolts not from the dealer, either be prepared to diy or have a place to do the ujoint lined up; other than that it just takes some time; so hopefully it will make the tow trip this Saturday and all will be well. Thanks for the input.