Hey all,
So driving my new-to-me 1998 XJR I heard the worst jangling sound ever; didn't previously hear any whirring associated with bearings, but anyways found that I had 3 bad bearings. Front, and both rear.

I successfully pressed in and replaced the front. Now I just need to figure out how to remove the rear hub + bearing with my own tools.j

Step 18 of JTIS says to use the hub puller, but it seems like that's to seperate the hub from the axle shaft, which happened with zero effort already. But then I must be missing something extremely obvious...that hub puller separated the axle shaft, but the hub is still stuck in the carrier right? Seems like the screw in the hub puller tool would simply push the axle away/the hub from the axle, but that task is already completed.

I used normal tools for the front and they worked great, I'm hoping that I don't have to spend $750 for a tool for the back. I need to understand conceptually and which tools can make it happen.

I've read through 25+ links googled and am now asking for help.

 

Hi Elvin,

The photos at the links below are of our '93 XJ40, but it's very similar to the X308. If I understand the point in the process you've reached, it's the ABS reluctor, which is press-fit onto the inner end of the hub tube, which is keeping all the parts together. You just need to press or tap the inner end of the hub tube through the reluctor. See photos 9 and 12 in the album at the first link below. I used my small hydraulic press, but you can use an appropriately-sized socket with an extension (6-inches long, perhaps) and a hammer to tap the end of the hub tube through the reluctor to free the hub:

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If I've misunderstood the challenge you're dealing with, let me know and I'll try to help.

Cheers,

Don

 

Thanks a lot!

Image 9 describes the jig that I can't get perfectly.

I have a press and some bearing separator tools; the separator worked for the front which has a much smaller carrier but the problem is being able to hold the carrier and jig it straight leaving one side of the hub free while pressing it out which is the difficult part.