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Replacing front wheel bearings at 75K miles and cannot separate the hub from the axle. Tried hammering the stub axle end, no good. Shot splines w/ Kroil overnight. Tried 3-jaw puller, then added oxy/ acetylene heat to hub, no good. Cranked on the puller to pre-load the pull and added more heat, nfg. Got pissed and cranked down the puller, broke it....it was cheap n e way. This is entirely unusual as everybody says these usually seperate easily. I have a better rental puller now n don't want to screw it up but it still won't budge. Seems my next option is removing the axle, hub carrier, strut, rod ends, ball joint etc. and putting the in unit the shop press to press the hub from the axle. The axle nut removed very easily....maybe 40 lbs. torque on it. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks