Replacing wheel hub bearing assembly '01 Limited

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Jun 25, 2018 | 09:24 PM

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PoorMansWrangler

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Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

After I removed my hub bolts, I replaced them with regular 6 point bolts also to ease in removal later. Could help out

Jun 26, 2018 | 10:22 AM

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PatHenry

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From: Groton, MA

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee(XJ)

Engine: I6 4.0L

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Originally Posted by LadyKenai

when i did this jpb on our 88 xj the axle nuts was my biggest issue they wouldnt budge with an axle socket and 1/4 breakerbar using my weight and ended up going to a shop and asked them to losen them up and back on for 10$ i had the center caps removed so the nuts were easy access without taking the wheels off this was worth 10$ for me. only other problem was getting the hub out after the bolts were out still very tight in the knuckle, as said before PB blaster is your friend.

marc

Axle nut --- Heat. You're replacing the hub, so no risk of damage. I heated mine up with a torch and the axle nut came off with a breaker bar and without breaking a sweat. I used a long screwdriver jammed through the u-joint to keep the hub from spinning.

Removing hub --- Socket/bolt trick. Use the power steering to pop the hub out. This works beautifully and is well documented on the inter-webs.

Jun 26, 2018 | 08:58 PM

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LadyKenai

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Model: Cherokee(XJ)

at the time.. 4 years ago i had to do it that way, ive learned a lot more handy tricks and it always good to know alternatives.

marc

Jun 27, 2018 | 09:48 AM

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PatHenry

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From: Groton, MA

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee(XJ)

Engine: I6 4.0L

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadyKenai

at the time.. 4 years ago i had to do it that way, ive learned a lot more handy tricks and it always good to know alternatives.

marc

I hear that. The very first time I did the axle hub I didn't know about the socket/bolt trick to pop the hub and I spent a couple hours fighting with the thing. That was brutal, so when I came across the trick I was in awe - in a couple minutes it popped right out with no mess, no fuss, no frustration.
It was that same time that I also had trouble with the axle nut. I ended up going out and buying the electric impact that I still use today to try and get it off and it was still a PITA.

Fast forward to the last few days, in under an hour I had the wheels off and both axles out (connected to the hubs since I wasn't replacing them) in under an hour.