2013 Durango rear hub / bearing replacment?

[DDT]

I thought it was an easy job....Well I pulled hub off with puller. Part of bearing broke. removed snap ring
holding bearing in, The CV axle still in the housing. my pullers are to thick to pull bearing out with CV axle in
there. I made a plate an used axle / nut to pull bearing flush with housing 1/8", it pulled hard. I don't have a
3 7/8" ID pipe to continue pulling bearing using axle and nut. Until bearing is out I cant remove CV axle to
allow room for a puller.
Any ideas???
I don't want to remove housing assembly to get to it.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Wayne M.]

Never did that job, but obviously this isn't a bolt in unit bearing. I would say the whole arm has to come out and brought to a press. You probably won't get the new one in without tweaking it without using a press carefully.
May I ask how many miles on it?

 

[Bob4x4]

The correct procedure is to remove the knuckle and press the bearing out and press a new bearing in.

 

[Wayne M.]

The correct procedure is to remove the knuckle and press the bearing out and press a new bearing in.

Tells ya how often I'm under mine... GTK.

 

[DDT]

It is done. Found a pipe 3 7/8 ID cut 2" long and used it as a spacer so axle pushed bearing out of housing. It when together lots faster. I had 1 wheel stud gone and all lug nuts would loosen every 200 miles. I seen it was a bad bearing causing that...will find out. It has 50K on it AWD.

 

[Bob4x4]

It is done. Found a pipe 3 7/8 ID cut 2" long and used it as a spacer so axle pushed bearing out of housing. It when together lots faster. I had 1 wheel stud gone and all lug nuts would loosen every 200 miles. I seen it was a bad bearing causing that...will find out. It has 50K on it AWD.

No warranty??

 

[Wayne M.]

Wow.
31k on my '14 R/T AWD. So far so good out back. I just cranked it through a tight cloverleaf at 70 with the kids. it'll give 6 a fun Hellride.