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Jerry Bransford said:
@JMT I found the archived copy of Stu Olson's website, here's the part of it that shows how to get the unit bearing hub off. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303174901/http://www.stu-offroad.com/axle/Dana 30/axle-1.htm

Roam around his site, it's awesome! @Chris maybe we should add a link to his archived website https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164204/http:/www.stu-offroad.com/ to our resource section.
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Thanks. Nice to have Stu’s archived site. Lots of good stuff on there!
 
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JMT said:
With all the rusted bolts on this one I hope we get the bolts out. Now I’m getting worried. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll add some heat before.
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Just be careful with the heat. One bolt is near the upper ball joint and another near the tie rod. If you're breaking it down that far, it's a good time to replace the ball joints (If they haven't been replaced).
 
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Jerry Bransford said:
@JMT I found the archived copy of Stu Olson's website, here's the part of it that shows how to get the unit bearing hub off. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303174901/http://www.stu-offroad.com/axle/Dana 30/axle-1.htm

Roam around his site, it's awesome! @Chris maybe we should add a link to his archived website https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164204/http:/www.stu-offroad.com/ to our resource section.
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This was a great bit of insight in removing a rusted hub. I found on Stu’s site. Atributed to @mrblaine.

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JMT said:
With all the rusted bolts on this one I hope we get the bolts out. Now I’m getting worried. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll add some heat before.
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Before applying heat try soaking the bolts several times over a couple days with Liquid Wrench, Kroil, or Break-Free. Don't waste your time or $$$ trying PB-Blaster or WD-40 on that job.
 
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JMT said:
This was a great bit of insight in removing a rusted hub.
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Having done quite a few unit bearing replacements, I suggest having a BFH on hand and good penetrating oil (ATF and acetone). When you start finding resistance on one side, let it soak while you work on the other.
 
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Irun said:
Just be careful with the heat. One bolt is near the upper ball joint and another near the tie rod. If you're breaking it down that far, it's a good time to replace the ball joints (If they haven't been replaced).
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Whelp, I was on the fence about the ball joints but I guess I should consider those too. All this just for a couple of u-joints! 🤣
 
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JMT said:
Crap, this is turning into a big project. Not even my rig. It's my 16 year old sons. I might have bought something I shouldn't have bought. This thing needs so much stuff. 🙄
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Yeah but your 16 year old son is counting on you lol. Been there done that, mine is now 30! Yowsa!!
 
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JMT said:
This thing needs so much stuff. 🙄
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With the age of these now, most do. I know that when I buy one, I'm going to spend about $3000 - $3500 in parts to replace worn out or old stuff! ;)
 
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If you decided to go with Timken hubs, double check them for wobble, there may be a defective batch floating around.
First set i received was so bad i could tell it was off before mounting wheels. Replacement set was terrorizing me for a month with vibrations before i figured out that it had slightly eccentric spin.
 
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eastbloc said:
If you decided to go with Timken hubs, double check them for wobble, there may be a defective batch floating around.
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I hope not. I've had a set sitting on the shelf for a few months now. I'd be pissed if I had to toss them.
 
BlueC said:
I hope not. I've had a set sitting on the shelf for a few months now. I'd be pissed if I had to toss them.
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Fucking amateurs and their full lack of creativity. If they are bad, buy a new set, toss the bad ones in the boxes the new ones came in, return for a refund. Defeats all of expired warranty return windows that way. And it isn't even cheating, just exploiting a loophole they created that they shouldn't have.
 
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JMT said:
Crap, this is turning into a big project. Not even my rig. It's my 16 year old sons. I might have bought something I shouldn't have bought. This thing needs so much stuff. 🙄
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Not that your'e looking for even more parts to replace, but when i did mine i replaced both brake dust shields. The originals were in sad shape.

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