Installation

1. Thoroughly clean spline and oil seal sealing surface, on tripod joint. Lightly lubricate oil seal sealing surface on tripod joint with fresh clean transmission lubricant.





2. Holding driveshaft assembly by tripod joint and interconnecting shaft, install tripod joint into transaxle side gear as far as possible by hand.
3. Grasp inner tripod joint an interconnecting shaft. Forcefully push the tripod joint into side gear of transaxle, until snap ring is engaged with transaxle side gear. Test that snap ring is fully engaged with side gear by attempting to remove tripod joint from transaxle by hand. If snap ring is fully engaged with side gear, tripod joint will not be removable by hand.
4. Clean all debris and moisture out of steering knuckle, in the area were outer C/V joint will be installed into steering knuckle.





5. Ensure that front of outer C/V joint which fits against the face of the hub and bearing is free of debris and moisture before installing outer C/V joint into hub and bearing assembly.





6. Slide driveshaft back into front hub. Then install steering knuckle onto the lower control arm ball joint stud.





7. Install the steering knuckle to ball joint stud castle nut. Tighten the castle nut to 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.).

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8. If equipped with antilock brakes, install the speed sensor cable on the steering knuckle and securely tighten bolt.








9. Install tie rod end into the steering knuckle. Start tie rod end to steering knuckle nut onto stud of tie rod end. While holding stud of tie rod end stationary, tighten tie rod end to steering knuckle nut. Using a crowfoot and 11/32 socket, tighten the nut to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
10. Install braking disc back on hub and bearing assembly.





11. Install disc brake caliper assembly on steering knuckle. Caliper is installed by first sliding top of caliper under top abutment on steering knuckle. Then installing bottom of caliper against bottom abutment of steering knuckle.





12. Install caliper assembly to steering knuckle guide pin bolts. Tighten caliper assembly bolts to 31 Nm (23 ft. lbs.).





13. Clean all foreign matter from the threads of the outer C/V joint stub axle. Install hub nut onto threads of stub axle and tighten nut.





14. With vehicle brakes applied to keep braking disc from turning, tighten hub nut to 203 Nm (150 ft lbs) to 244 Nm (180 ft. lbs.).





15. Install the spring washer, hub nut lock, and new cotter pin on end of stub axle. Wrap cotter pin prongs tightly around the hub nut lock.





16. Install front wheel and tire assembly. Install front wheel lug nuts and tighten in the correct sequence. Tighten lug nuts to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
17. Lower vehicle.
18. Check for correct fluid level in transaxle assembly.
19. Set front toe on vehicle to required specification.