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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak
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I'm doing a 2008 Ford Escape today with the same type of bearings.
I chose to use the bearing extractor tool with the knuckle in place rather than pulling the knuckle and using my press.
It's been extremely hard work. The core issue was the bearing would not budge with the 1/2" air impact. So using a 3/4" drive breaker bar and 4 foot floor jack handle as a cheater it would turn. Nothing unusual. A few minor pops as it came loose and it exited smoothly but it took forever one quarter turn at a time. I mean, like an hour for this old man with a rest or two. The last third the impact helped but it turned so slowly.
Bearing in the freezer made install a non event.
I think I need a very big-boy impact gun (like 3/4 inch drive) but I'm not sure if that would have helped given the torque required.
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You do this for a living, Bob?
I hate removing frozing bolts and nuts. It just seem to be the one bolt on every auto repair job that always seem to haunt me, always.