I took off the wheels,

the abs line,

and the 4 bolts holding the rear hubs to the suspension.

Now I can't get the hub off to insert the spacer.

I don't want to force anything, but I tugged on it pretty hard and it wont budge.

Is there something I'm not doing?


http://www.ke-o-ki.com/installation.html

^^^For me the drum is stuck.

 

Smack the drum with a mallet or try some wd-40 and hitting with a mallet. Also try putting the wheel back on and lowering the jack using the weight of the car to help with popping it out.

 

I'm trying the mallet, I think the wheel thing sounds good, I'll give that a shot.

 

Well that didn't work either.

I have no idea why it wont come off.

I'm just gonna put it all back together and wait for another day...

 

Wow, sucks that its being such a _____. Try soaking it with wd-40 or something like it over night and seeing if that will help free it up.

 

Bump to get this guy some help

 

I finally got it with some WD40, 2 flatheads, and a hammer.

It seems that nothing is easy!

 

ya, i had a hard time doing that with my spacers too.

good job though!

 

I should've taken pics as to how I got them off, it suckkkkkkkkkkkked.

 

Use some heat on the studs. That may help loosen them up. I know when I had a hard time with metal on metal, a low flame butane action always help release the tension.

 

I just used force!

 

your not alone i just had the same fight with my xa putting in some otg spacers. i had to keep hitting with a hammer and using pb blaster. once it starts its just a matter or walking it off. made sure i cleaned it all up with emery cloth and used some never seize on it too.

 

i walked mine off also dry

 

I had the same problem, 80,000 miles bonded the hub to the frame piece.
Try this:
Remove 3 of the hub nuts, the fourth is loosened but left on so when the bond is broken, the wheel will not fly across the room with the break line.
Mount the wheel/tire assembly and tighten two lug nuts.
Your lifted on jackstands, lay down under the car and kick like Bruce Lee.
Kick the inside of the tire.
Spin the wheel half way around and kick again, from the inside twards the outside.
It will break free.
Good Luck.

 

There are no studs after the 4 bolts are removed. Plus you can't use heat on suspension parts. It messes them up.
The main thing for people in the future is to spray the rear side down with penetrating oil a day or 2 before attempting this install. Mine just fell apart but I did them way back when the box was new.

 

I have been debating whether to order these spacers and was looking at them through the link in the first post. I have decided I want them and now the link sends me to a GOdaddy.com sight but not the site to buy these. Did they stop running the site and sell somewhere else or? Any help would be great. Thanks

 

i got mine on ebay. ran them for over a year now, no problems.

 

PM Mike (AllianceAutoSports). He has spacers in all difference sizes for cheap. Plus they come black anodized to keep them from corroding.

 

how much are his? Mine were less than $50.

 

Right around 50 if not less depending on shipping. I got mine from him local for like 35-40 if I remember right.
Mike was selling them on ebay too but not sure if the ones you have are his.