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>It doesn't seem to need any specialized tools or anything.
You need a socket big enough for the axle nut, and probably a breaker bar or impact wrench if you're a pussy. Probably should actually use a torque wrench on the axle nut but if torque specs mattered God would have put a digital readout on our forearms. Really not that bad of a job to do, a little more involved than a break job. Just make sure you jack and support the car properly(and that your old piece of shit minivan isn't rusted through and ready to let the jack stands slide right into it like a drunk girl on prom night).

What I recommend for the 3 bolts that actually hold the hub to car is to use non ratcheting socket wrench, like a little breaker bar, and tap the end of the handle with a hammer. I've did a few of these years ago on the caravans/town and countries and that small truck dodge was making in the late 2000s and I don't believe you can get a typical box end wrench on there otherwise I'd use that and tap that with the hammer. You don't to use a ratchet because tapping it with a hammer could break it. Some cheap breaker bars have a lot of flex, you want one that doesn't bend a lot because you lose a lot of the power from the hammer. But tapping it with a hammer may prevent you from having to slide under the car for for more leverage.

I remember the bolts being a real bitch, and I even broke one off. If you've got a torch it might help break down the loctite, and then there's penetrating oil and some other trickery but you can just try working the bolt back and forth and eventually it should come free.

This really isn't a hard job but it takes some muscle and a little mechanical experience to make it easier.

And don't damage the wire or connector or your ABS and traction control won't work right.

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