How do you remove the hub assembly on a 2003 Chevy Malibu?

Answer 1

As in the wheel bearing? You need to jack the car up and secure it. Remove the wheel, then the caliper and the caliper retainer. You can cheat and just pull to 2 bolts that hold the retainer on to the front spindle and remove the unit. I took 2 U bolts and welded then together and hang this off the strut and hang the caliper off it. SO the hose isent being pulled. then removed the 35mm Axle nut. remove the rotor. and remove the 3- 13mm bolts from behind the bearing. A swivel impact socket works best. Once those are out, unplug the ABS sensor and the bearing falls out. IF your lucky.. if not, then you get the air hammer and remove the bearing because its rusted on and you destroy the brake backing plate. Make sure you clean up any dings in the metal where the new hub sits in the knuckle. If you dont, the new bearing will work its way loose in 10,000 miles or less. Clean rust from knuckel inside and put some Antiseize all over it and bolt the new one in. there ya go.