Front
HUB / BEARINGREMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle.
2. Remove front tire and wheel assembly.
CAUTION: Wheel bearing damage will result if hub nut is loose, then vehicle is rolled on the ground or the weight of the vehicle is allowed to be supported by the tires.
3. Loosen hub nut with brakes applied. The hub and driveshaft are splined together through the knuckle (bearing) and retained by the hub nut.
4. Remove disc brake caliper, adapter, shoes and rotor from steering knuckle.
5. If equipped with antilock brakes, remove bolt securing wheel speed sensor cable routing bracket to steering knuckle (Fig. 3).
6. Remove nut from upper ball joint stud.
7. Remove upper ball joint stud from steering knuckle using Puller, Special Tool, C-3894-A (Fig. 4).
NOTE: Care must be taken not to separate driveshaft inner CN joint during these steps. Do not allow driveshaft to hang by inner CN joint; driveshaft must be supported.
8. Separate steering knuckle (hub and bearing) from outer CN joint by tipping top of steering knuckle outward while sliding outer C/V joint out rear of hub and bearing. Once separated, support outer end of driveshaft with wire hanger or cord to avoid damaging inner CN joint.
9. Remove 3 bolts attaching the hub and bearing assembly to steering knuckle (Fig. 5).
10. Remove hub and bearing assembly from front of steering knuckle.
NOTE: If bearing will not come out of steering knuckle, it can be tapped out using a soft faced hammer.
INSTALLATION
1. Thoroughly clean all hub and bearing assembly mounting surfaces on steering knuckle.
2. Install hub and bearing assembly in steering knuckle aligning bolt boles in bearing flange with holes in steering knuckle.
3. Install 3 mounting bolts (Fig. 5) and tighten evenly to ensure bearing is square to face of steering knuckle. Tighten mounting bolts to 110 Nm (80 ft. lbs.) torque.
4. Slide driveshaft outer C/V into front hub and bearing assembly.
5. Install steering knuckle onto upper ball joint stud and install nut.
6. Using a crow foot and torque wrench, tighten upper ball joint nut to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.) torque.
7. If equipped with antilock brakes, install wheel speed sensor cable routing bracket on steering knuckle (Fig. 3). Install and tighten mounting bolt to 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.) torque.
8. Install brake rotor, and caliper, shoes and adapter assembly.
9. Clean all foreign matter from threads of outer C/V joint stub axle.
10. Install hub nut on C/V joint stub axle threads. With vehicle brakes applied to keep stub axle from turning, tighten hub nut to 203 Nm (150 ft. lbs.) torque.
11. Install wheel and tire assembly. Install wheel mounting nuts and progressively tighten in crisscross sequence. Tighten nuts to a torque of 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
12. Lower vehicle.
13. Set front toe on vehicle to required specification.