Wheel Hubs and Bearings - Full Floating Axle - Dana
Wheel Hub
Removal
All vehicles
1. Remove the wheel and tire.
2. NOTICE: Do not allow the caliper and anchor plate assembly to hang from the brake hose or damage to the hose can occur.
Remove the 2 brake caliper anchor plate bolts and position the brake caliper and anchor plate assembly aside.
- Support the caliper and anchor plate assembly using mechanic's wire.
Single rear wheel vehicles
3. Index-mark the brake disc.
4. Remove the brake disc.
All vehicles
5. Remove the axle shaft. For additional information, refer to Axle Shaft Wheel Hubs and Bearings - Full Floating Axle - Dana.
6. NOTE: Make sure that the drive tangs on the Wheel Hub Nut Socket engage the 4 slots of the hub nut.
Using the Wheel Hub Nut Socket, remove the hub nut.
7. Remove the rear hub.
Dual rear wheel vehicles
8. Remove the rear hub and brake disc assembly.
Installation
All vehicles
1. NOTICE: Thoroughly clean the spindle. Wrap the spindle threads with electrician's tape to prevent damage while installing the rear hub and brake disc assembly.
Prepare the spindle for rear hub installation.
2. Slide the rear hub assembly over the axle housing spindle.
- Remove the electrician's tape.
3. Grease and install the outer rear wheel bearing.
4. Start the hub nut making sure that the tab aligns correctly in the keyway prior to thread engagement.
5. NOTE: The following hub nut tightening sequence will prevent side-to-side end play of the hub and brake disc assembly.
NOTE: Apply inward pressure to the socket to separate the ratcheting components of the hub nut.
To adjust the bearings, using the Wheel Hub Nut Socket, tighten the nut to 95 Nm (70 lb-ft).
6. Back off the nut 90 degrees.
7. Using the Wheel Hub Nut Socket, tighten the nut.
- Tighten to 24 Nm (18 lb-ft).
- To verify that there is no side-to-side end play, attach a magnetically mounted dial indicator to the spindle end and place the dial indicator tip on the outboard surface of the hub. Check for side-to-side end play.
- Final bearing adjustment has zero end play. The maximum torque to rotate the hub is 2.3 Nm (20 lb-in) when end play is zero.
8. Install the axle shaft. For additional information, refer to Axle Shaft Wheel Hubs and Bearings - Full Floating Axle - Dana.
Single rear wheel vehicles
9. NOTE: Be sure to line up the index marks when installing the disc.
Install the brake disc.
All vehicles
10. Install the brake caliper anchor plate and the 2 brake caliper anchor plate bolts.
- Tighten to 225 Nm (166 lb-ft).
11. Install the wheel and tire.