Removal and Installation

FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE

Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Remove tires.
2.Remove brake hose bracket. Refer to "FRONT : Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
3.Remove caliper assembly mounting bolts. Hang caliper assembly in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer to "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.

CAUTION:
Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
4.Remove disc rotor.

CAUTION:
- Put matching marks on the wheel hub and bearing assembly and the disc rotor before removing the disc rotor.
- Never drop disc rotor.
5.Remove wheel sensor harness. Refer to "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.

CAUTION:
Never pull on wheel sensor harness.
6.Remove steering outer socket. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
7.Set suitable jack under lower link.
8.Remove shock absorber mounting bolt from lower link. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
9.Separate upper link from steering knuckle, using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool), and remove upper link.

CAUTION:
- Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from suddenly coming off.
- Never damage ball joint boot.
10.Remove cotter pin, and then loosen wheel hub lock nut.
11.Put matching mark on drive shaft and wheel hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:
Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Never scratch the surface.
12.Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft.

CAUTION:
- Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
- Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for or joint sub-assembly, shaft and the other parts.
NOTE:
Use suitable puller, if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.
13.Remove wheel hub lock nut.
14.Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then remove splash guard.
15.Remove lower link from steering knuckle.

CAUTION:
Never damage ball joint boot.
16.Remove steering knuckle.





17.Remove hub bolts (1) from wheel hub and bearing assembly, using the ball joint remover (A) (commercial service tool).

CAUTION:
- Remove hub bolt only when necessary.
- Never hammer the hub bolt to avoid impact to the wheel hub and bearing assembly.
- Pull out the hub bolt in a direction perpendicular to the wheel hub and bearing assembly.
18.Perform inspection after removal. Refer to "Inspection" Inspection.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.





- Place a suitable washer (A) as shown in the figure to install the hub bolts (1) by using the tightening force of the nut (B).

CAUTION:
- Check that there is no clearance between wheel hub and bearing assembly, and hub bolt.
- Never reuse hub bolt.
- Use the following torque range for tightening the wheel hub lock nut.





CAUTION:
- Since the drive shaft is assembled by press-fitting, use the tightening torque range for the wheel hub lock nut.
- Be sure to use torque wrench to tighten the wheel hub lock nut. Never use a power tool.
- Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and steering knuckle.
- Never reuse cotter pin.
- Perform inspection after installation. Refer to "Inspection" Inspection.