Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Remove front wheel.
2. w/ ABS:
Remove ABS speed sensor and wire harness clamp from steering knuckle.
3. Remove brake caliper.
a. Remove the 2 bolts and brake caliper.
b. Support the brake caliper securely.
4. Check axle hub bearing backlash.
a. Using a screwdriver, remove the grease cap.
b. Place the dial indicator near the center of the axle hub and check the backlash in the bearing shaft direction.
Maximum: 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch)
If it is greater than the maximum, replace the axle hub bearing.
5. Remove axle hub with disc.
a. Remove the cotter pin and lock cap.
b. Using a 30 mm socket, remove the nut.
c. Remove the claw washer, outer bearing and axle hub with the disc from the steering knuckle.
NOTICE: Be careful not to drop the outer bearing.
6. Remove oil seal and inner bearing.
a. Using a screwdriver, pry out the oil seal.
NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the ABS speed sensor rotor.
b. Remove the inner bearing from the hub.
7. Remove dust cover.
Remove the 4 bolts and dust cover.
8. Remove stabilizer bar link.
9. Remove steering knuckle.
a. Support the lower suspension arm with a jack.
b. Loosen the 2 lower ball joint set bolts.
c. Remove the cotter pin and loosen the nut.
d. Using Special Service Tool (SST) 09628-62011 or equivalent, disconnect the steering knuckle from the upper ball joint.
e. Remove the 2 lower ball joint set bolts.
f. Remove the nut and steering knuckle.
NOTICE: Do not remove the jack.
INSTALLATION
1. Install steering knuckle.
a. Support the lower suspension arm with a jack.
b. Place the steering knuckle to the lower ball joint and temporarily install the 2 bolts.
c. Push down the upper suspension arm and connect the upper ball joint to the steering knuckle and install the nut.
Torque to 110 Nm (80 ft. lbs.)
d. Install a new cotter pin.
e. Torque the 2 lower ball joint bolts.
Torque to 160 Nm (116 ft. lbs.)
2. Install dust cover.
Install the dust cover with the 4 bolts.
Torque to 8.3 Nm (74 inch lbs.)
3. Install stabilizer bar link.
4. Pack bearings with MP grease.
a. Place MP grease in the palm of your hand.
b. Pack grease into the bearing, continuing until the grease oozes out from the other side.
c. Do the same around the bearing circumference.
5. Coat inside of hub and cap with MP grease.
6. Install inner bearing and oil seal.
a. Place inner bearing into the hub.
b. Using SST 09527-17011, 09950-60020 (09951-00710), 09950-70010 (09951-07150) and a hammer, install a new oil seal into the hub.
NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the ABS speed sensor rotor.
c. Coat the oil seal lip with MP grease.
7. Install axle hub with disc.
a. Place the axle hub on the spindle.
b. Install the outer bearing and claw washer.
8. Adjust preload.
a. Install and torque the nut.
Torque to 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.)
b. Make the bearing smooth by turning the hub several times.
c. Loosen the nut until it can be turned by hand.
d. Using a spring tension gauge, measure and make a note of the frictional force of the oil seal.
HINT: Make sure to check preload in the direction of rotation.
e. Tighten the nut until the preload is within the specification.
Preload (at starting):
Frictional force plus 6 - 18 N (1.3 - 4.0 lbs.)
HINT: Make sure to check preload in the direction of rotation.
f. Using a dial indicator, measure the hub bearing backlash.
Maximum: 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch) or less.
9. Install lock cap, cotter pin and grease cap.
a. Install the lock cap and a new cotter pin.
b. Install the grease cap.
10. Install brake caliper. Install the 2 brake caliper set bolts.
Torque to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.)
11. w/ ABS: Connect ABS speed sensor and wire harness clamp to steering knuckle.
Torque to 8.0 Nm (71 inch lbs.).
12. Install front wheel.
Torque to 110 Nm (83 ft. lbs.)
13. Check front wheel alignment.
14. w/ ABS: Check ABS speed sensor signal.