Removal and Installation

KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Tools Required
KM-507-B Ball Joint Remover

Removal Procedure
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. Remove the wheel.





3. Remove the caulking nut from the axle shaft.
4. Remove the brake caliper from the rotor. Support the caliper so it does not hang from the hydraulic brake hose.
5. Remove the brake line from the knuckle.
6. Remove the outer tie rod from the knuckle assembly.





7. On vehicles equipped with the antilock braking system (ABS), disconnect the ABS speed sensor electrical connection from the knuckle.





8. Remove the ball joint pinch bolt and the nut.





9. Separate the knuckle from the ball joint using the ball joint remover KM-507-B.





10. Remove the nuts from the bolts that connect the knuckle assembly to the strut assembly.

NOTICE: Do not over extend the axle joints. When either end of the shaft is disconnected, overextension of the joint can result in separation of internal components and possible joint failure. Use drive axle joint seal protectors whenever performing service on or near the drive axles. Failure to do so can cause internal joint or seal damage and result in possible joint failure.





11. Separate the drive axle shaft from the wheel hub.
12. Support the drive axle.
13. Remove the bolts that connect the knuckle assembly to the strut assembly.





14. Remove the knuckle assembly from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure





1. Install the knuckle assembly onto the vehicle.





2. Install the steering knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts.
Tighten
Tighten the steering knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts to 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.).





3. Connect the drive axle to the front wheel hub.





4. Connect the ball joint to the knuckle assembly.
5. Install the ball joint pinch bolt and the nut.
Tighten
Tighten the ball joint pinch bolt nut to 60 Nm (44 ft. lbs.)





6. Connect the ABS speed sensor electrical connection.
7. Connect the outer tie rod to the knuckle assembly.
8. Install the brake caliper onto the rotor.





9. Install the caulking nut onto the axle shaft.
Tighten
Tighten the drive axle-to-hub caulking nut to 150 Nm (111 ft. lbs.). Loosen the nut, then retighten it to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.) plus 60 degrees.
10. Install the wheel.
11. Lower the vehicle.