Wheel Bearing: Service and Repair
REMOVE1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
2. Remove rear wheel and tire assembly.
3. If installed, remove brake drum retaining clips from wheel studs and discard.
Rear Brake Drum:
4. Remove the brake drum from the rear hub/bearing assembly.
Rear Hub/Bearing Dust Cap:
5. Remove dust cap from rear hub/bearing assembly.
Hub And Bearing Retaining Nut:
6. Remove hub/bearing assembly to rear spindle retaining nut.
7. Remove rear hub/bearing assembly from knuckle, by pulling it straight off the knuckle by hand.
INSTALL
1. Install the hub/bearing assembly on the knuckle. Then install a NEW rear hub/bearing assembly retaining nut. Tighten the hub/ bearing assembly retaining nut to a torque of 250 Nm (185 ft. lbs.).
2. Install hub/bearing assembly dust cap, using a soft faced hammer.
3. Install the rear brake drum on the hub/bearing assembly.
4. Install rear wheel and tire assembly on vehicle. Tighten all wheel stud nuts in criss cross pattern to one-half the specified torque. Then repeat pattern, fully tightening the stud nuts to a torque of 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
5. Lower vehicle.