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There are a couple ways you can attack this project; most people will opt to remove the entire wheel carrier, as they will need to use a standard hydraulic press to remove the bearings. I do them on the car because I have the right tool. :-) (Yes Karl we get the implication. ~ Editor) First you need to remove the wheels, brake rotors, brake calipers, center lock engagement hub, etc. At the same time, you will need to pop the front tie rod loose, loosen the lower control arm to the chassis bolt to allow for movement, disconnect the sway bar, and loosen the bolts holding the strut to the carrier. Sounds like a lot, but it really is not. Once those are off, you can remove the nut for the front stub axle. Drop the carrier down out of the strut and you can pop out the stub axle from the backside. Note: You are going to need your giant torque wrench one more time to torque this nut upon installation. Then comes the P90B bearing puller/ press. Again, many will just remove the entire carrier off the control arm, so they can put it in a press, but this tool makes it much easier. Extract the outer center lock hub (will be replaced with a 5 lug), and then extract the bearing. You have to replace the bearing as it will be ruined when removing the hub. Okay, maybe we don’t use the term brake “helper.” SEP / OCT 2019 19