Rear Suspension

Wheel Bearing and Wheel Hub

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Vehicles

Front Wheel Drive (FWD) Vehicles

Removal

All vehicles

NOTICE: Suspension fasteners are critical parts because they affect performance of vital components and systems and their failure may result in major service expense. New parts must be installed with the same part numbers or equivalent part, if replacement is necessary. Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality or substitute design. Torque values must be used as specified during reassembly to make sure of correct retention of these parts.

1. Remove the wheel and tire. For additional information, refer to Wheels and Tires.

2. NOTICE: Do not allow the brake caliper and anchor plate assembly to hang from the brake hose or damage to the hose can occur.

Remove the 2 anchor plate bolts and position the brake caliper and anchor plate assembly aside.

- Support the brake caliper and anchor plate assembly using mechanic's wire.

3. Remove the brake disc.

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles

4. NOTE: Do not discard the inner nut at this time.

Remove the outer and inner halfshaft nuts.

- Discard the outer nut.

5. Using the Front Hub Remover, separate the halfshaft from the hub and bearing assembly.

6. Remove the brake hose bracket bolt.

7. Remove the wheel speed sensor bolt and detach the sensor from the wheel knuckle.

8. Unclip the wheel speed sensor harness from the upper arm and position the wheel speed sensor assembly aside.

9. Remove and discard the upper arm outboard bolt and nut.
- Separate the upper arm from the wheel knuckle.

10. Position a suitable screw-type jackstand under the lower arm.

11. Remove and discard the shock absorber lower bolt and nut.

12. Remove and discard the stabilizer bar link upper nut.

13. Remove and discard the toe link outboard bolt and nut.

14. With the wheel knuckle supported by the screw-type jackstand, remove and discard the toe link outboard bolt and nut.

15. Position the halfshaft up through the wheel knuckle opening.

Front Wheel Drive (FWD) vehicles

16. Remove the wheel speed sensor bolt and detach the sensor from the wheel bearing and wheel hub.

All vehicles

17. Remove the 4 bolts and the wheel bearing and wheel hub.
- Discard the bolts.

Installation

All vehicles

NOTE: Before tightening the upper arm and lower arm bolts, use a jackstand to raise the rear suspension until the distance between the center of the hub and the lip of the fender is equal to the measurement taken in the removal procedure (curb height).

1. Position the wheel bearing and wheel hub and install 4 new bolts.
- Tighten to 133 Nm (98 lb-ft).

AWD vehicles

2. Position the halfshaft through the wheel knuckle and into the wheel bearing and wheel hub.

3. Position the wheel knuckle onto the toe link and lower arm.

4. Loosely install the new toe link outboard bolt and nut.

5. Loosely install the new lower arm outboard bolt and nut.

6. Loosely install the new shock absorber lower bolt and nut.

7. Using the jack, raise the suspension and install the upper arm outboard bolt and nut.
- Tighten the bolt to 175 Nm (129 lb-ft).

8. Tighten the toe link outboard bolt to 175 Nm (129 lb-ft).

9. Tighten the lower arm outboard bolt in the following stages.
- Stage 1: Tighten to 80 Nm (59 lb-ft).

- Stage 2: Tighten an additional 90 degrees.

10. Tighten the shock absorber lower nut to 80 Nm (59 lb-ft).

11. Position the stabilizer bar link and install the new upper link nut.
- Tighten the nut to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

12. Install the brake hose bracket bolt.
- Tighten the bolt to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).

13. Position the wheel speed sensor and install the bolts.
- Tighten the bolt to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).

- Clip the 2 wheel speed sensor harness retainers to the upper arm.

FWD vehicles

14. Attach the wheel speed sensor to the wheel bearing and wheel hub and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).

All vehicles

15. Install the brake disc.

16. Position the brake caliper and anchor plate assembly and install the 2 bolts.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).

AWD vehicles

17. NOTICE: Do not tighten the rear halfshaft nut with the vehicle on the ground. The nut must be tightened to specification before the vehicle is lowered to the ground. Wheel bearing damage will occur if the wheel bearing is loaded with the weight of the vehicle applied.

NOTE: Apply the brake to keep the halfshaft from rotating.

Position the halfshaft in the hub and use the previously removed wheel hub nut to seat the halfshaft.

- Tighten to 275 Nm (203 lb-ft).

- Remove and discard the nut.

18. NOTICE: Install and tighten the new halfshaft nut to specification within 5 minutes of starting it on the threads. Always install a new halfshaft nut after loosening or when not tightening within the specified time or damage to the components may occur.

Install a new inner wheel hub nut.

- Tighten to 275 Nm (203 lb-ft).

19. Install a new outer wheel hub nut.
- Tighten to 175 Nm (129 lb-ft).

All vehicles

20. Install the wheel and tire. For additional information, refer to Wheels and Tires.