Removal/Installation

Removal





1. Jack up the front of the chassis and support it with a safety stands.





2. Drain the transaxle oil.
3. Remove the front wheel and tire assemblies.





4. Raise the nut tab and loosen the driveshaft lock nut, but do not remove it.

Notice: When loosening the nut, lock the hub by applying brakes.





5. Remove the tension rod mounting nuts.





6. Remove the ball joint clamp bolt and nut from the lower arm.





7. Pry down the lower arm and disconnect the balljoint.

Notice: Be careful not to damage the ball-joint dust boot.





8. Remove the stabilizer bar from the control link after loosening the control link nut.





9. Separate the driveshaft from the transaxle.

Notice: Separate the shaft by pulling the hub outward. Do not use too much force at once, increase the force gradually. (If the shaft is pulled out too quickly, the oil seal may be damaged.)

10. Remove the driveshaft lock nut and discard.





11. Pull the driveshaft out of the wheel hub.

Notice: Be especially careful not to damage the oil seal at this time.

12. Pull the driveshaft out of the transaxle. Discard the circlip.





13. Install the differential side gear holder into the transaxle to fix the side gear.

Installation





1. Check the driveshaft length





Dimension Chart

Notice: When measuring the length the ball-joint must be fully pushed toward the driveshaft.





2. Install a new circlip on the inboard halfshaft end.
3. Lubricate the inboard end of the halfshaft with grease.
4. Install the inboard end of the halfshaft into the differential side gear.

Caution: Insert the halfshaft carefully so as not to damage the oil seal.

5. Lubricate the outboard end of the halfshaft with grease.





6. Insert the outboard end of the halfshaft into the wheel hub.

Caution: Insert the halfshaft carefully so as not to damage the oil seal.

7. Install a new halfshaft attaching nut onto the halfshaft and finger-tighten.





8. Push up the lower arm and reconnect the ball joint.

Notice: Use caution to avoid damaging the ball joint dust boot.

9. Install the clamp nut and bolt on the lower arm.
10. Install a new driveshaft lock nut. Tighten to the specified torque and stake the lock nut, ensuring that it seats into the groove in the driveshaft.
Driveshaft lock nut: 116 - 174 ft. lbs. (157 - 235 Nm, 16 - 24 kg-m)
Knuckle to lower arm ballpoint: 40 - 50 ft. lbs. (54 - 68 Nm, 5.5 - 6.9 kg-m)
11. Install the stabilizer bar to the control link.
Tightening torque: 32 - 45 ft. lbs. (43 - 60.8 Nm, 14.4 - 6.2 kg-m)





12. Install the tension rod mounting bracket nuts and tighten.
Tightening torque: 87 - 108 ft. lbs. (118 - 147 Nm, 12 - 15 kg-m)
13. Install the front wheel.

Notice:
a) After installation, pull the front hub outward to check that the driveshaft does not come out.
b) Do not stake the lock nut with a pointed tool.
c) Check that the wheel hub can be turned smoothly by hand





14. Refill the transaxle with the specified grade and quantity of transaxle oil.