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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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Yea its all removed. I hit it all day didnt budge. I keep hitting it outwards. Should I smack it inwards? Like if removing a break drum?
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Someone also told me they make a puller thats bout $100 but I can rent it. I told my wife about it... She said if I can smake that ***** off with a hammer I better get smacking lol . She dnt care wat I can rent for that amount lol
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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Take a wedge or chisel and a big hammer and smach the crap out of it. It will come off. Mine where a pain in the ****. Put anti sieze on the new one and on the bolts when you put it back together.

Found this pic of how someone did it on another forum...
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 11:48 PM
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Nice thanks. Someone told there maybe a retainer clip ring inside for extra support to prevent it from comin off? And should I hit it few times knockin maybe lil further back like maybe the way u hit brake drums to knock em lose? Ill b at it again in the am . Thanks for the tips and help guys. And the pic helps too I did some research online foind few ways to do it. I read that u could tap the axle shaft I think its called. The thread that the 36mm bolt goes onto. Supposedly could tap it abd it knocks lose
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 12:22 AM
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Is it good idea to place an extension between the knuckle and where the ujoin bracket thing is and tunr the wheel and have it pop off? Read that u could do some damage to steering box???
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Jlk111205
Is it good idea to place an extension between the knuckle and where the ujoin bracket thing is and tunr the wheel and have it pop off? Read that u could do some damage to steering box???


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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Got the new hub on. Put it all bac together. Saw fluid comin out of axle shaft I think its called. Drove it didnt leak as bad, lettin it sit over night . Any one got any ideas?
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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If you removed the axle when replacing the hub assembly, some gear lube could have gotten past the seal. Sometimes on CAD axles, the seal itself can become dislodged when you reinsert the axleshaft. If that has happened, its time to take it back apart and reace the seal. Just an idea, its happened to me a couple of times over the years.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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Didnt completely remove the axle it kinda popped out id say not even halfway wen I popped tge hub assembly off it sat over night and I didnt see any leaking this morning and I droce it a lil after the install the parked it for the night. I was tild keep watch in it if no gear lube comin out no need pull it all out . ?
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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I wad gonna say it's probably the seal!! I would have just replaced it while I had it all apart any ways!
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:45 AM
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Lol yea easier said then done. I think it maybe ok. It looks to have stop oozing out. Only time it was really leakin is while it was out for a bit. I waited to go buy the new hub until I got the old one off just in case other things may gone wrong( shes a beast but also an 88 model with original hubs lol) but after I took the old one off it sat apart for bout an hour. Im sure that had lot yo do with it too. But if I gotta replace seals eventually or either way. Itll get done lol. I been told by some other cherokee owners it stops most of the time . Now I gotta replace my steering stabilizer shock . The new hib helped but I still think I have some death wooble everything is tight now so might as well. Plus I got store credit and can get nice heavy duty one for bout $23 lol
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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Good job on replacing the unit bearing! They can be a pain to get off!
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 11:33 AM
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Heck yea they r I hadda torch huge pry bar and hammer that did no good in takin it off lol
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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Lol yea easier said then done. I think it maybe ok. It looks to have stop oozing out. Only time it was really leakin is while it was out for a bit. I waited to go buy the new hub until I got the old one off just in case other things may gone wrong( shes a beast but also an 88 model with original hubs lol) but after I took the old one off it sat apart for bout an hour. Im sure that had lot yo do with it too. But if I gotta replace seals eventually or either way. Itll get done lol. I been told by some other cherokee owners it stops most of the time . Now I gotta replace my steering stabilizer shock . The new hib helped but I still think I have some death wooble everything is tight now so might as well. Plus I got store credit and can get nice heavy duty one for bout $23 lol
I got a sky hacker nitro on mine. Just wanted it to go with the rest of the nitro shocks I have on my dirty girl
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 02:50 PM
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Heck yea!! I gotta premium one from advance auto seemed stout all my jeep buddies gottem around here B)
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