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Installation








DRIVE SHAFT: FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY: INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION

1. INSTALL FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Coat the spline of the inboard joint shaft assembly with gear oil.
(b) Set the shaft snap ring with the opening side facing down.





(c) Align the shaft splines and install the drive shaft assembly with a brass bar and hammer.
- Be careful not to damage the drive shaft dust cover, boot and oil seal.
- Move the drive shaft assembly while keeping it level.
HINT:
It is possible to determine if the inboard joint shaft is properly engaged (the shaft is in contact with the pinion shaft, and the snap ring is engaged in the pinion gear) based on the sound or feeling when the shaft is driven in.

2. INSTALL FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY RH
(a) Coat the spline of the inboard joint shaft assembly with gear oil.
(b) Install the drive shaft assembly.





(c) Using water pump pliers, install a new bearing bracket hole snap ring.
- Do not damage the boot and oil seal.
- Move the drive shaft assembly while keeping it level.

(d) Install a new bolt.
Torque: 32 Nm (330 kgf-cm, 24 ft-lbf)
3. INSTALL FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the front drive shaft assembly to the front axle assembly.
NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the drive shaft boot.

4. INSTALL TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Installation
5. INSTALL FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY Installation
6. INSTALL FRONT DISC Reassembly
7. INSTALL FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY Installation
8. INSTALL FRONT AXLE HUB NUT
(a) Clean the threaded parts on the drive shaft and axle hub nut using a non-residue solvent.
NOTICE:
- Be sure to perform this work for a new drive shaft.
- Keep the threaded parts free of oil and foreign objects.

(b) Using a socket wrench (30 mm), install a new axle hub nut.
Torque: 294 Nm (2,998 kgf-cm, 217 ft-lbf)





(c) Using a chisel and hammer, stake the front axle hub nut.
9. INSTALL FRONT SPEED SENSOR Installation
10. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL
Torque: 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft-lbf)
11. INSPECT AND ADJUST FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Front Wheel Alignment
12. CHECK ABS SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL
Test Mode Procedure
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