mphilleo

It's been a long time, but I'm back in the XJ family, having recently picked up a 1998 Cherokee Sport 4x2. It's turning out to be a great runabout but I wanted to catch up on some deferred maintenance, courtesy of the previous owner.

So far, I've managed to replace the shocks and sort of disassemble the front steering knuckles to replace the ball joints (in addition, I want replace the sway bar links, 4 tie rod ends and steering damper...have all the parts, just trying to make headway). Anyway, I'm hitting a wall. I've managed to remove the caliper, 13mm hub-to-knuckle bolts (3), removed the cotter pin, 36mm axle nut, spring clip, washer and stub shaft. Still, though, a couple taps from my BFH isn't finishing the job. I don't want to get too aggressive, just in case I'm missing something delicate that might be holding it on. Is there anything else I need to remove or not? I was under the impression that the hub assembly stayed together as one sealed unit.

Although there's a wealth of information for 4x4 axle assemblies, there's not quite so much for the 4x2 hubs. Can anyone help point out what I might be missing or any tips? I've gotten most the torque specs but didn't anticipate having to remove the 36mm axle nut, so I'm not sure what the spec is for that (some research shows the axle nut is a whopping 175 ft lbs, which I don't even think I have a torque wrench that goes that high).

Thanks in advance!