What's the best way to do this? I got the axle nut and the 3 bolts that hold it on already off and it won't budge at all.

 

if it hasnt come off in awhile you will need a BFH (big freaken hammer) to bang it off the shaft

 

two ways
thread two of the bolts through the knuckle back into the hub, leave the socket on one of the bolts, turn your steering, should pop the hub right off.
risk damage to the steering components, and hub bolts
use a chisel to pry it away from the knuckle
remember to slather everything in anti-seize when you put it back together
i have my hubs off so often they just fall off lol.

 

very good advice. totally forgot about the anti seize

 

glad to see we can get along somewhat

 

I usually use a 3 jaw puller to pull it off when i cant get it. If it really bad i use the puller, chisel and a BFH

 

if your replacing the hub a 3 jaw is fine, if not i would avoid this.
last time i used a 3 jaw to pull a hub that i wasnt replacing it muffed the hub bearings up and i had slop in the hub.

 

coat with pb blaster around mating surface wait 15 minutes. thread bottom 2 bolts back in till almost tight leave socket on bolt head and tap on them with a hammer (not to the point of messing up the bolt heads just enough to break the rust and corrosion loose). used 3 jaw one time and the assembly came apart talk about a nightmare. once it seperates a little spray it again. when you can get a prybar or chisel in there work it side to side untill it comes off. Good luck. I have a insert for my airhammer that you use on the bolt heads but not everybody has one.

 

Ive never had any problems but with one that was really really stuck in there. I ended up pulling the hub apart. my gf is broke so i tabbed the hub back together and we re-installed it along with new balljoints. Im sure there is slob but shes been driving it for months with no problems.

 

ya mine popped off before i got the hub pulled completly apart

 

Just did this last night. Im in the middle of replacing the u joints because they have an inch of play and were breaking apart, But Canadian tire gave the wrong ones(). I found that if you coat it in some WD40 and bash around where your bolt holes are a few times . Then take an extension and you it on the hub side u joint and the other end in by you axle shaft. get in and turn your wheel and it will help press it out. Rotate spraying it/ Bashing it and turning your wheel to avoid unneeded damage