Replace hub assembly, yay or nay?

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Dec 13, 2019 | 11:03 AM

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MessyJesse

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From: Southeast PA

Year: 1996

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Originally Posted by lawsoncl

Half the battle of replacing hubs, is getting the old ones unstuck. I'd just clean things up and use anti-seize when reinstalling the originals, so if/when they actually do go bad, the job isn't that bad.

Correct. That's what I did when I had them off for the ball joints. I looked like the tin man when I was done, which is the only way to know if you used enough anti-seize...

Dec 14, 2019 | 11:59 AM

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lawsoncl

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Originally Posted by MessyJesse

I looked like the tin man when I was done, which is the only way to know if you used enough anti-seize...

Ah, that explains your username. :}

Dec 14, 2019 | 05:20 PM

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Year: 2000

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Originally Posted by MessyJesse

Correct. That's what I did when I had them off for the ball joints. I looked like the tin man when I was done, which is the only way to know if you used enough anti-seize...

I can walk by a open container of anti-seize and it'll some how get on me!