Base Suspension

Drive Axle, Suspension Strut and Wheel Bearing, Removing and Installing

(Base Suspension)

CAUTION:
- If a vehicle has to be moved after removing the axle shaft, install an outer constant velocity joint and tighten to 50 Nm (37 ft lb) to prevent damage to wheel bearing.
- DO NOT attempt to straighten or weld suspension strut, wheel bearing housing, control arm or any other wheel locating or load bearing components of the front suspension.
- Always replace self-locking bolts.
- Always replace corroded bolts/nuts.
- Wheel bolt tightening torque: 110 Nm (81 ft lb)
- Directly below the component legend are the Fig. numbers. Please refer to these for information regarding removal and installation instructions.






1 Strut Shaft Self-locking Nut
- Removed when suspension strut is disconnected from strut tower
- When loosened or removed, the slotted nut below must be re-tightened to 40 Nm (30 ft lb)
- Tighten to: 60 Nm (44 ft lb)
- Loosening/tightening, refer to Fig. 1 below

2 Suspension Strut
- Disassembling/assembling, refer to Servicing

3 Strut To Knuckle Nut
- Tighten to: 95 Nm (70 ft lb)

4 Strut To Knuckle Bolt
- Adjusting camber. Service and Repair
- Mark position before loosening

5 Axle Shaft To Transmission Flange Bolt
- Tighten to: 45 Nm (33 ft lb)

6 Drive Axle
- Separate ball joint from control arm to remove, refer to Fig. 2 below
- Repairing, refer to Servicing.
- Paint residue and corrosion on threads of outer constant velocity joint must be removed before nut is installed
- Shaft with triple-roller inner joint:
- Removing and installing, refer to Triple Rotor (Tripod) Type Inner Joint.
- Repairing, refer to Servicing.

7 Axle Shaft Self-locking Nut
- Tighten to: 265 Nm (195 ft lb)
- Paint and/or corrosion on threads on outer constant velocity joint must be removed before nut is installed
- Warning! Loosen/tighten only with vehicle on ground.

8 Washer

9 Tie Rod End Nut
- Tighten to: 35 Nm (26 ft lb)

10 Tie Rod End
- Removing/installing. Service and Repair

11 Caliper Mounting Nut
- Tighten to: 25 Nm (18 ft lb)

12 Brake Caliper
- Do not loosen hydraulic connection when working on suspension
- Do not let caliper hang by brake hose; hang up with wire

13 Brake Pads
- Removing/installing, refer to Brakes and Traction Control.

14 Nut
- Tighten to: 50 Nm (37 ft lb)

15 Brake Disc

16 Screw

17 Wheel Hub
- For vehicles without ABS
- Pressing out, refer to Fig. 3 below
- Pressing in, refer to Fig. 8 below
- Removing bearing inner race, refer to Fig. 4 below

18 Wheel Hub
- For vehicles with ABS
- Pressing out, refer to Fig. 3 below
- Pressing in, refer to Fig. 8 below

19 Rotor For ABS Wheel Speed Sensor
- Only for vehicles with ABS

20 Brake Splash Shield Bolt
- Tighten to: 10 Nm (7 ft lb)

21 Splash Shield

22 Circlip
- Make sure clip is correctly seated

23 Wheel Bearing
- Pressing out, refer to Fig. 5 below
- Always replace (destroyed when pressed out)
- Pressing in, refer to Fig. 7 below

24 Wheel Bearing Housing





Fig. 1 - Suspension Strut To Body, Loosening/tightening
- After loosening the hex nut, the slotted nut located below it on the suspension strut must be re-tightened to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)




Fig. 2 - Ball Joint/Control Arm, Separating
- Mark position of ball joint on control arm.
- Remove bolts, arrows -A-.
- Loosen bolt, arrow -B-.
- Swing wheel bearing housing aside to remove left side drive axle.




Fig. 3 - Wheel Hub, Pressing Out Of Wheel Bearing Housing




Fig. 4 - Wheel Bearing Inner Race, Pulling Off Wheel Hub
- Only use commercial puller with tensioner, e.g. Kukko tool No. 204/2, or equivalent.




Fig. 5 - Wheel Bearing, Pressing Out Of Wheel Bearing Housing




Fig. 6 - Lubricating inner surface of wheel bearing housing
- Coat completely with MoS2 grease.




Fig. 7 - Wheel Bearing, Pressing Into Wheel Bearing Housing




Fig. 8 - Wheel Hub, Pressing Into Wheel Bearing