spazman Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I got a 98 pathfinder with the auto hubs, 160k miles and I doubt they have ever been taken off or the brakes have ever been done. Long story short, brake pads wore down to the caliper on the inside (damn thing not having the warning strip) and now I'm in the process of trying to fix it. I'm new to the weird caliper setup these things have and hubs. I took the 6 bolts off of the hub and can get it to wiggle but it won't come off. Is there a trick to this or a pin or something I'm not seeing? Ive' gone through the other write ups on how to do it and it seems so simple. Let me know if there is a trick or if I just need a bigger hammer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 There is a snap ring holding the cv inside the hub, it needs to be removed for the hub to slide off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 To clarify. The black cap on the hub needs to be removed. It's a little hard to get off, but it is just pressed on there. Behind that, you will see the CV shaft. Holding the CV shaft will be a C-clip. Remove c-clip. Hub comes off. Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazman Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Thanks guys, I'm an idiot. I even knew it was there. Everything was seized on everywhere. So I'm still not done swapping all this crap out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I know how that goes. It took me a little bit the first time I took my drive flanges off. They get stuck pretty well. Had to use a mini sledge to break them free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 R50s came with auto hubs?? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazman Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Mine did and from what I can tell everyone did. I've noticed a lot of R50 people have swapped to manual which I was going to do when I did my brakes but ended up having to do the brakes sooner than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 It's not a hub. It doesn't engage and disengage. It's a fully engaged drive flange. That's why it's got the dust cap on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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