Installation

1. Install steering knuckle on ball joint stud. Install steering knuckle to lower ball joint attaching bolt and nut into steering knuckle. Tighten the attaching bolt to a torque of 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
2. Position steering knuckle into strut assembly.

CAUTION: The strut assembly to steering knuckle bolts are serrated were they go through strut assembly and steering knuckle. When installing bolts, turn nuts onto bolts DO NOT TURN BOLTS IN STEERING KNUCKLE. If bolts are turned damage to steering knuckle will result.





3. Install the strut assembly to steering knuckle attaching bolts. Install nuts on attaching bolts. Tighten the strut to steering knuckle attaching bolt nuts to a torque of 169 Nm (125 ft. lbs.).

CAUTIONS:





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





- 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.

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





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





CAUTION: The hub and bearing assembly to stub shaft retaining nut is a prevailing torque nut and can not be re-used. A NEW retaining nut MUST be used when assembled.

6. Install a NEW hub and bearing assembly to stub shaft retaining nut. Tighten, but do not torque the hub nut at this time.
7. Coat speed sensor head with High Temperature Multi-purpose E.P. Grease before installing into the steering knuckle. Install speed sensor head into steering knuckle. Install screw and tighten to a torque of 7 Nm (60 inch lbs.).





8. Install the braking disk back on the hub and bearing assembly.





9. Install front brake caliper on steering knuckle. Refer to Brakes and Traction Control. Install the caliper to steering knuckle attaching bolts and tighten them to a torque of 19 Nm (168 inch lbs.).
10. 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 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
11. Lower vehicle to the ground.

CAUTION: When torquing hub and bearing assembly to stub shaft retaining nut, do not exceed the maximum torque of 163 Nm +/-14 Nm (120 ft. lbs. +/-10 ft. lbs.). If the maximum torque is exceeded this may result in a failure of the drive shaft.





12. Apply the brakes to keep the vehicle from moving, then tighten the NEW stub axle retaining nut to a torque of 163 Nm +/-14 Nm (120 ft. lbs. +/-10 ft. lbs.).