How do you remove automatic free wheeling hubs?

Answer 1

Take off the wheel, remove the plastic cap if stuck to hub assy, undo the 10mm bolts (Air tools work with vehicle off ground, spanner wont......unless you braace through wheel studs with a big wrench, using a hammer and a worn out flat head scre driver, hammer around the outer hub cap until you have enough room to pry off the cap. Don't bother trying to remove the dust cap.......it's pointless.......undo the Phillips screws holding the multi holed ring in place. Using a circlip removal tool, or a thin pair of pliers, pry off the circlip over the splined end shaft of the CV shaft (Drive shaft)..........this is where I am now, trying to figure out how to get the inner ring assy out without pulling of the wheel hub or removing the CV shaft...........more if I figure it out.........

Sidewinder.........

Well, just a few more notes, my Vitara is a North American Model, which I believe in every other part of the world, the Sidekick that I new and loved, was also called the Vitara. As to my 2001 2 door, forget the bit about hammering off the hubs with a flat head, there is little indentations you can use to pry everything apart........as I could not find anything

that related to "Locking" the hubs inside, I am wondering if it is inside the differential.........Stumped I am.

Ah well, good time to chuck some grease on the cv shaft ends anyway........grrrr.......