![]() Now, if he pulled the knuckle and hub assembly completely off and forgot to put the dust cover back on during reassembly then that's just a matter of pulling it back apart and installing it. Once damaged, that puppy is NOT going back in place properly. It is very easy to misalign the metal dust cover retaining ring and damage it. BUT, you have to be very careful when reinstalling. Doing it this way allows you to swap the hub without pulling the entire knuckle assembly. "OFF" is actually a bad term, you actually pop them away from the knuckle and then pull the cover and axle back a bit to access the 4 bolts holding the hub. I was able to pop the dust covers off no problem. I've done this wheel bearing (actually a hub assembly) on both sides and know exactly what video you're referencing. There are no openings in the dust cover, so no debris gets into the "star" wheel or sensor area. ![]() Not to mention VERMONT snow ice salt etc etc etc.the metal retaining ring has a small cutout that has to be aligned with the speed sensor face so it can see through the retainer and pick up the rotating "star" wheel on the axle assembly. It keeps all the road debris/water/puddles/mud from getting into your wheel speed sensor. ![]()
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