Removal and Installation

FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly
1. Remove tires with power tool.
2. Remove wheel sensor from steering knuckle. Refer to Exploded View.

CAUTION:
Never pull on wheel sensor harness.
3. Remove caliper assembly. Hang caliper assembly in a place where it will not interfere with work.

CAUTION:
Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
4. Remove disc rotor. Refer to Removal And Installation.
5. Remove cotter pin, then loosen wheel hub lock nut with power tool.
6. Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft. Take out the wheel hub lock nut.

CAUTION:
- Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
- Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for housing (or joint sub-assembly), shaft and the other parts.

NOTE:
Use a suitable puller, if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.
7. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly mounting bolts, and then remove splash guard and wheel hub and bearing assembly from steering knuckle.

Steering Knuckle
1. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then remove splash guard.
2. Remove brake hose bracket. Refer to Exploded View.





3. Remove cotter pin (1) of steering outer socket, and then loosen the nut.
4. Remove steering outer socket (2) from steering knuckle (3) so as not to damage ball joint boot (4) using the ball joint remover.

CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from suddenly coming off.
5. Remove cotter pin of transverse link and steering knuckle, and then loosen nut.
6. Separate upper link from steering knuckle.
7. Separate transverse link from steering knuckle so as not to damage ball joint boot using the ball joint remover.

CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from suddenly coming off.
8. Remove steering knuckle form vehicle.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of the removal.
- Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and steering knuckle.
- Never reuse cotter pin.