Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. REMOVE FRONT WHEEL
2. w/ ABS:
DISCONNECT ABS SPEED SENSOR AND WIRE HARNESS CLAMP FROM STEERING KNUCKLE
Remove the 2 bolts and disconnect the ABS speed sensor and wire harness clamp from the steering knuckle.





3. DISCONNECT BRAKE CALIPER
a. Remove the 2 bolts and brake caliper.
b. Support the brake caliper securely.





4. CHECK AXLE HUB BEARING BACKLASH
a. Using a screwdriver, remove the grease cap.
b. Using a dial indicator near the center of the axle hub and check the backlash in the bearing shaft direction.
Maximum: 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch)
If the backlash exceeds the maximum, replace the axle hub bearing.





5. REMOVE AXLE HUB WITH DISC
a. Remove the cotter pin and lock cap.
b. Using a 30 mm socket wrench, remove the nut.
c. Remove the claw washer, outer bearing and axle hub with the disc from the steering knuckle.

NOTICE: Be careful not to drop the outer bearing.

6. REMOVE OIL SEAL AND INNER BEARING
a. Using a screwdriver, pry out the oil seal.

NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the ABS speed sensor rotor.

b. Remove the inner bearing from the axle hub.
7. REMOVE DUST COVER
Remove the 4 bolts and dust cover.
8. REMOVE STABILIZER BAR LINK
Hold the bolt with a wrench, then remove the nut, 5 retainers, collar, 4 cushions and bolt.
9. REMOVE STEERING KNUCKLE
a. Support the lower suspension arm with a jack.





b. Loosen the 2 lower ball joint set bolts.
c. Remove the cotter pin and loosen the nut.





d. Using SST, disconnect the steering knuckle from the upper ball joint.
SST 09628-62011
e. Remove the 2 lower ball joint set bolts.
f. Remove the nut and steering knuckle.

NOTICE: Do not remove the jack.

INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL STEERING KNUCKLE
a. Support the lower suspension arm with a jack.
b. Place the steering knuckle to the lower ball joint and temporarily install the 2 bolts. Push down the upper suspension arm and connect the upper ball joint to the steering knuckle and install the nut.
Torque: 110 Nm (1,100 kgf-cm, 80 ft. lbs.)
d. Install a new cotter pin.
If the holes for the cotter pin are not aligned, tighten the nut further up to 60°.
e. Torque the 2 lower ball joint bolts.
Torque: 160 Nm (1,600 kgf-cm, 116 ft. lbs.)
2. INSTALL DUST COVER
Install the dust cover with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 8.3 Nm (85 kgf-cm, 74 inch lbs.)
3. INSTALL STABILIZER BAR LINK
Install the bolt, 5 retainers, collar, 4 cushions and a new nut.
4. PACK BEARINGS WITH MP GREASE
a. Place MP grease in the your palm.
b. Pack grease into the bearing, continuing until the grease oozes out from the other side.
c. Employ the same manner around the bearing circumference.





5. COAT INSIDE OF HUB AND CAP WITH MP GREASE
6. INSTALL INNER BEARING AND OIL SEAL
a. Place inner bearing into the axle hub.





b. Using SST and a hammer, install a new oil seal into the axle hub.
SST 09527-17011, 09950-60020 (09951-00710), 09950-70010 (09951-07150)

NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the ABS speed sensor rotor.

c. Coat the oil seal lip with MP grease.
7. INSTALL AXLE HUB WITH DISC
a. Place the axle hub on the spindle.
b. Install a new outer bearing and claw washer.
8. ADJUST PRELOAD





a. Install and torque the nut.
Torque: 34 Nm (350 kgf-cm, 25 ft. lbs.)
b. Turn the hub several times to make the bearing more smoothly.
c. Loosen the nut until it can be turned by hand.





d. Using a spring tension gauge, measure and make a note down of the frictional force of the oil seal.

HINT: Make sure to check preload in the direction of rotation.

e. Tighten the nut until the preload is within the specified value.
Preload (at starting): Frictional force plus 6 - 18 N (0.6 - 1.8 kgf, 1.3 - 4.0 lbs.)

HINT: Make sure to check preload in the direction of rotation.





f. Using a dial indicator near the center of the axle hub and measure the backlash in the bearing shaft direction.
Maximum: 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch) or less





9. INSTALL LOCK CAP, COTTER PIN AND GREASE CAP
a. Install the lock cap and a new cotter pin.
If the holes for the cotter pin are not aligned, tighten the nut further up to 60°.
b. Install the grease cap.




10. INSTALL BRAKE CALIPER
Install the brake caliper with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 108 Nm (1,100 kgf-cm, 80 ft. lbs.)
11. w/ ABS:
CONNECT ABS SPEED SENSOR AND WIRE HARNESS CLAMP TO STEERING KNUCKLE
Connect the ABS speed sensor and wire harness clamp with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 8.0 Nm (82 kgf-cm, 71 inch lbs.)
12. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL
Torque: 110 Nm (1,150 kgf-cm, 83 ft. lbs.)
13. DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES
14. CHECK FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT
15. w/ ABS:
CHECK ABS SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL