FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Front

REMOVAL - HUB AND BEARING (FRONT)
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact hoist.
2. Remove the front wheel and tire assembly from the vehicle.





3. Remove the 2 guide pin bolts mounting the caliper assembly to the steering knuckle. Remove the caliper from the front steering knuckle.





4. Remove rotor from hub by pulling it straight off wheel mounting studs.





5. Remove the hub and bearing retaining nut.





6. Remove the 3 hub and bearing to steering knuckle attaching bolts.





CAUTION: When removing hub and bearing assembly from steering knuckle, be careful not to damage the flinger disc on hub and bearing assembly. If flinger disc becomes damaged, hub and bearing assembly MUST not be used and MUST be replaced with a new hub and bearing assembly.








7. Remove hub and bearing assembly from steering knuckle by sliding it straight out of steering knuckle and off end of stub axle. If hub and bearing assembly will not slide out of knuckle, insert a pry bar between hub and bearing assembly and steering knuckle and gently pry hub and bearing from knuckle. If stub shaft is frozen to hub and bearing assembly, tap end of stub shaft with soft face hammer to free it from hub and bearing spline.





CAUTION: If metal seal on hub and bearing assembly is seized to steering knuckle and becomes dislodged on hub and bearing assembly during bearing removal. The hub and bearing assembly MUST not be reused and MUST be replaced with a new hub and bearing assembly.

INSTALLATION - HUB AND BEARING (FRONT)





CAUTION:Hub and bearing assembly mounting surfaces on steering knuckle and driveshaft must be smooth and completely free of foreign material or nicks.





Caution: When installing hub and bearing assembly into steering knuckle, be careful not to damage the flinger disc on hub and bearing assembly. If flinger disc becomes damaged, hub and bearing assembly MUST not be used and MUST be replaced with a new hub and bearing assembly.

1. Install hub and bearing assembly onto stub shaft and into steering knuckle until squarely seated on face of steering knuckle





2. Install the 3 hub and bearing assembly to steering knuckle attaching bolts. Equally tighten all 3 mounting bolts until hub and bearing assembly is squarely seated against front of steering knuckle. Then tighten the 3 hub and bearing assembly mounting bolts to a torque of 110 Nm (80 ft. lbs.)





CAUTION: The hub and bearing axle retaining nut is a prevailing torque nut and cannot be reused. A NEW retaining nut MUST be used when assembled.

3. Install a NEW hub and bearing axle retaining nut on the stub shaft. Do not torque the hub nut at this time.





4. Install the brake rotor on the hub and bearing assembly.





5. Install front brake caliper back over braking disc and align with caliper mounting holes on steering knuckle and install the caliper to steering knuckle guide pin bolts.
6. With vehicle brakes applied, tighten the hub and bearing axle retaining nut to 142 Nm (105 ft. lbs.).
7. Install wheel and tire assembly on vehicle. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
8. Lower the vehicle to the ground.
9. Check the wheel alignment toe setting on the vehicle and reset if not within specifications.