If you don't wanna replace the felts and rings, I usually do the following.
Remove outer hub select 2wd makes it a bit easier to pull out.
remove snap ring from axle
remove nuts from hub. hit the hub with a hammer right at the cone washer. Search around for an hour trying to find that first cone washer.
then cover them with a rag so as not to lose any more
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Pull off the locking hub.
this is a good time to take off the brake line and remove the caliper. there are 2 bolts that take a 17mm to remove on the back of the knuckle. set it aside and cap the leaking brake line with a vacuum cap. it helps if you use a screw driver o separate the pads a bit before you remove the caliper, makes life easy upon reassembly.
bend the locking ring straight on the spindle nut.
Remove outer spindle nut,, use the right socket or A screw drive and hammer in a pinch
remove inner spindle nut.
pull the rotor/hub assembly off, the outer wheel bearing is gonna fall off into the dirt try to not let this happen
remove the bolts that hold the spindle on.
pull the spindle off and set it aside
remove the dust shield.
Rotate the axle so the flats line up with the king pin bearings and pull it out.
Now you can See the seal remove it with a seal puller or a crows foot pry bar works well
Now repeat the steps back wards and you are done with that side.
Of coarse you should clean and inspect all parts, replace needed stuff and repack birfs and bearings with high temp grease. But this will get the job done.
I have done the remove whole knuckle thing before too but I prefer to use this one cause I hate the felts and rings. they usually break and need to be relpaced if I mess with em.
If you can get the rebuild kit and do it all. you won't have to do it again for a while if you do.
Wayne
