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The races were all the way in, the parts were correct. I ended up taking a soft punch and tapped it around the edges very lightly with a rubber mallet until enough thread was exposed to where I could thread the spindle nut on. Was able to use the spindle nut to push both bearings in the rest of the way, there wasn’t much resistance so I assume it was just getting stuck on the threads trying to go in.

Hey everyone! I’ve got a ‘97 4WD, and I’m replacing the front bearings. I’m having an issue with the outer bearings not seeming to fit back onto the spindle, they barely get past the threads and get stuck. I’m following atraudes guide on nicoclub, and it’s been fantastic but they say there should be about a half inch of threads exposed when putting the outer bearings on. I measured the new ones and they’re the same inside width as the old. I’m hoping not to hammer on the bearings to get them in. Any advice? This is my first time doing a job like this.

I realize I've posted this in the wrong forum topics, I'll change that. Not sure how to delete a thread though

Hey everyone! I’ve got a ‘97 4WD, and I’m replacing the front bearings. I’m having an issue with the outer bearings not seeming to fit back onto the spindle, they barely get past the threads and get stuck. I’m following atraudes guide on nicoclub, and it’s been fantastic but they say there should be about a half inch of threads exposed when putting the outer bearings on. I measured the new ones and they’re the same inside width as the old. I’m hoping not to hammer on the bearings to get them in. Any advice? This is my first time doing a job like this.

Awesome, saves me a good amount of money. Thanks @hawairish!

I'm looking to replace my panhard bar, mine is bent, and I'm finding the panhard bar for the '99-'04 (part 55130-2W100) is generally about $100-200 cheaper than the part more specific to my '97 (part 55130-0W000). Does anybody know if there's a difference in length or something that would keep me from using the '99 bar instead?