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Originally Posted by Dan
They're not always splined though - I've had interference fit studs on old British classic hubs which needed pressing, and equally I've encountered well rusted-in studs which wouldn't come out without a press... plus there's the fact that hammering isn't a very mechanically sympathetic way of removing the studs 
I'm not sure where you're coming from with the bearings/clearance thing... I'd expect that the bearings would either be sealed straight or taper rollers... I can't see why one would expect them to fall apart by removing the hub. |
im just thinking of the ford 1s ive done, they have all be splined and they were easy peasy, although i can imagine certain siezing issues.
removing the whole hub assembly wont correct any clearance problems between the flange and main hub, you would have to press the the flange out of the main hub which pulls the bearing to bits everytime. the bearing is a sealed unit but the inside is pressed onto the flange when fitted, they are not removeable/ refittable