Removal

REMOVAL
1) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2) Jack-up vehicle, support it with safety stands, and remove front wheels.





3) Unlock axle nut.
4) Remove axle nut using a socket wrench.

CAUTION: Be sure to loose and retighten axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings.





5) Remove stabilizer link.





6) Remove DOJ from transmission spindle.
7) Remove front drive shaft assembly from hub. If it is hard to remove, use STs.

ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 PLATE

CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage oil seal lip when removing front drive shaft.
- When replacing front drive shaft, also replace inner oil seal.

8) Remove disc brake caliper from housing, and suspend it from strut using a wire.





9) Remove disc rotor from hub.
If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive disc rotor out by installing an 8-mm bolt in screw hole on the rotor.





10) Remove cotter pin and castle nut which secure tie-rod end to housing knuckle arm.





11) Using a puller, remove tie-rod ball joint from knuckle arm.





12) On ABS. equipped models, remove A.B.S. sensor assembly and harness in advance.

CAUTION: Be sure to use soft laws (such as aluminum plates) when placing the mating surfaces of housing and strut in a vise.





13) Remove transverse link ball joint from housing.





14) After scribing an alignment mark on camber adjusting bolt head, remove bolts which connect housing and strut, and disconnect housing from strut.