Service Procedure

NOTE:
^ The photos used in this procedure are of the right side (passenger side). The left side (driver side) is a mirror image.

^ Perform this procedure for both sides.





1. Raise vehicle and remove both front wheels.

2. Unbolt the brake caliper assembly.





^ 2 bolts shown in Figure 2.

^ Do not remove the hydraulic lines or open the hydraulic system.

3. Remove the brake caliper assembly from the torque member and position it out of the way.

^ Use a suitable support (wire or elastic strap) to secure the caliper assembly.

^ Do not allow the brake caliper to hang by the hydraulic line.

4. Remove the brake rotor.

5. Remove the wheel speed sensor as follows.





a. Remove the 5 mm Allen bolt.

b. Remove the sensor from the hub.

c. Pass the sensor through the splash guard.

d. Position the sensor out of the way.

NOTE:
^ In the next step you will remove 4 bolts.

^ When these bolts are removed the wheel hub & bearing assembly and the splash guard will be loose and may fall.

^ Be Careful; do not drop the wheel hub and/or splash guard.

^ If the splash guard is dropped, it may bend.





6. Remove the 4 bolts shown in Figure 4.

^ These are the attachment bolts for the wheel hub and bearing assembly to the steering knuckle.

^ Do not reuse these bolts.





7. Carfully remove the wheel hub and bearing assembly.

^ Do not drop the splash guard.

New Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly Installation





8. Make sure the wheel speed sensor opening on the splash guard is aligned correctly.





9. Install the new wheel hub and bearing assembly.

^ Use the new wheel hub and bearing assembly listed in the Parts Information.

^ Use the new bolts listed in the Parts Information.

^ Torque bolts to: 60 N-m (6.1 kg-m, 44 ft-lbs)





10. Reinstall the wheel speed sensor.

^ Torque bolt to: 17.5 N-m (1.8 kg-m, 13 ft-lb)

11. Reinstall the brake rotor.





12. Reinstall the brake caliper assembly.

^ Torque bolts to: 185 N-m (19 kg-m, 136 ft-lb)

13. Render the old wheel hub and bearing assembly unusable by damaging the threads in the mounting bolt holes.

14. Make sure to perform this procedure for both the left and right side front wheel hub and bearing assembly.

15. Reinstall the front wheels.

^ Tighten lug nuts in a star pattern.

^ Tighten lug nuts in two or three steps.

^ Torque lug nuts to 133 N-m (14 kg-m, 98 ft-lb).