Removal And Installation

FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove tires with power tool. Removal And Installation.
2. Remove brake hose bracket. Removal And Installation.
3. Remove caliper assembly mounting bolts. Hang caliper assembly in a place where it will not interfere with work. Removal And Installation.

CAUTION:
Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
4. Remove disc rotor.

CAUTION:
- Put matching marks on the wheel hub and bearing assembly and the disc rotor before removing the disc rotor.
- Never drop disc rotor.
5. Remove wheel sensor harness. Removal And Installation.

CAUTION:
Never pull on wheel sensor harness.
6. Remove steering outer socket. Removal And Installation.
7. Set suitable jack under lower link.
8. Remove shock absorber mounting bolt from lower link. Removal and Installation.
9. Separate upper link from steering knuckle, using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool), and remove upper link.

CAUTION:
- Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from suddenly coming off.
- Never damage ball joint boot.
10. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then remove splash guard.
11. Remove lower link from steering knuckle.

CAUTION:
Never damage ball joint boot.
12. Remove steering knuckle.





13. Remove hub bolts (1) from wheel hub and bearing assembly, using the ball joint remover (A) (commercial service tool).

CAUTION:
- Remove hub bolt only when necessary.
- Never hammer the hub bolt to avoid impact to the wheel hub and bearing assembly.
- Pull out the hub bolt in a direction perpendicular to the wheel hub and bearing assembly.
14. Perform inspection after removal. Inspection.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.





- Place a suitable washer (A) as shown in the figure to install the hub bolts (1) by using the tightening force of the nut (B).

CAUTION:
- Check that there is no clearance between wheel hub and bearing assembly, and hub bolt.
- Never reuse hub bolt.
- Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and steering knuckle.
- Never reuse cotter pin.
- Perform inspection after installation. Inspection.