Front Axle Removal

Front Axle

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Lift-up the vehicle and remove the front wheels.





3. Unlock the axle nut.
4. Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench while depressing the brake pedal.

CAUTION: Remove the wheel before loosening the axle nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the wheel bearings.





5. Remove the stabilizer link.
6. Remove the disc brake caliper from housing, and suspend it from strut using a wire.





7. Remove the disc rotor from hub.

NOTE: If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive disc rotor out by installing an 8-mm bolt in screw hole on rotor.





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





9. Using a puller, remove the tie-rod ball joint from knuckle arm.

CAUTION: When removing tie-rod, do not hit the tie-rod end with hammer.





10. Remove the ABS wheel speed sensor assembly and harness.





11. Remove the bolts which secure sensor harness to strut.





12. Remove the front arm ball joint from housing.
13. Remove the PTJ from transmission.





14. Remove the front drive shaft assembly from hub. If it is hard to remove, use STs.
ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE





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