I am in the process of replacing my front wheel bearings and am taking pics for a DIY.

Ran into my first problem... Can't get the large 32mm hub nut off. It's frozen on there. I am using my largest breaker bar and even standing on it and it's still a no go. It's already been sprayed with pb blaster.

Can anyone offer some tips?

 

put a pipe on the end of the breaker bar and stand on that?

 

Put a wheel on (steel spare if you have to), put the car on the ground and block the tire. This gives you the best solid countertorque.

 

or you could always just go to an independant shop and have someone use the impact gun on it for $10...

Thats what i do when i have to do work on my own cars, at work i will crack the nut loose with my impact , then tighten it down but not super tight.

Usually a 1/2 in ratchet tightening it down as tight as i physically can tighten it will suffice for later work

 

Alright thanks for all the replies.

I just purchased a 650 lb/tq air ratchet. The nut came off like butter.

Now trying to figure out if the knuckle has to come off or can I just get the hub out alone. I am under the assumption that the entire knuckle has to come off and that the hub has to be pressed out.

since I am replacing both the hubs and bearings, I won't have to press the bearing out of the hub.

 

Ok, so knuckle is out and ready to go to the machine shop.

On another note, does anyone have any tips on getting the second hub bolt off. I f'ed up and didn't loosen the passenger side before I dismantled the driver's side. Now that the drivers side axle is free, the passenger hub not just turns with the passenger side axle.

It'll be noted as a, "What not to do" in the DIY.

 

Well if you can't/don't want to do what I suggested above, take a step back and look at what might give you the countertorque required. This is a test to see if you can think on the fly. I'm sure that you can figure this out.

 

Stick a screwdriver in the rotor slots I've heard done before. For me it wasnt so hard so I had someone hold the brake pedal..

 

Duh, must have been a bit tired last night. Thought my girl was in the car (foot on the brake) when I was turning the 32mm nut. Didn't realize that the disc was still turning and she was in the kitchen, making me a sandwich. jk on the sandwich.

Anyways, I purchased a 12 ton press and will be pressing out the hub myself today.

Stay tuned!

p.s. I am willing to press out any local Maxima owners bearings for free if needed. I figure this site is for helping out fellow Maxima owners so there's my contribution. I live in Pasadena, CA.