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Originally Posted by jaima (Post 938212)

I took the strut bolts off, caliper and brake disc,
had the wheel/hub hanging down, put on a bearing
puller (3 legged one) to try to push the axle inward?
it would not move in the slightest, gave up on it,
put the parts back on except the caliper,
I will put the brake caliper back on tomorrow.

My bro will see his mate (motor mechanic) said the
guy wont take anymore than £30 to do the boot gaiter then
I can put the X5 through an mot, I have already adjusted
the rear brakes and hand-brake cable, renewed the front speed
sensor cable (abs/dsc warning lights were on) renewed 2x anti roll
bars/drop links and sorted the rear indicator (bad connection)

Thanks for all the advice guys :thumbup:

did you get the axle nut off before trying to push the axle inward? I'm assuming you did, I recommend putting the strut bolts back in their holes and bolting the strut back up loosely, then use the puller to push the axle inward, having the strut in place gives the puller something to "brace against" when pushing the axle.

And thanks about my American Bulldog, hes our pride and joy! Going on 7 years old this month and he's a rock solid 75 lbs, wonderful dogs do you guys have any in the UK? I know they are a rarer breed! My wife and I absolutely love any kind of bulldog (esp. the muscular English ones :))