Ms Piggy. Black and Blue!

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Then, it was to the work bench to remove the bearings from the hubs. According to Bill's 14 bolt bible on pirate, bearings are supposed to come right out. He must have been using a bigger hammer.. The oil seal and then the inside one must be removed first to access a 'snap ring' that holds the outer one in place.

Snap ring is in parenthesis because it isn't a true snap ring and it was a complete female dog to remove. After a lot of testing my patience and having to use a big pair of snap ring pliers, small screw drivers, and fingers and toes, it finally came out. This was typical of both sides. It isn't something I'd want to do in the woods...

All that done, the hubs are now bare.

Yes, the rears are 8 lug and my fronts are 5 lug. Got something I'm pondering on with fixing that situation. Waiting on the key player in that plan though.

Sorry, pics didn't show up in the correct order. That snap ring really isn't cool.