Rear Knuckle: Service and Repair

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

CAUTION:

- The parts indicated by *1 should be temporarily tightened, and then fully tightened with the vehicle standing on the ground and the curb weight condition.
- The parts indicated by *2 are the nuts with friction coefficient stabilizer. In removal, ensure there is no damage, clean dust and soiling from the bearing and thread surfaces, and tighten them to the specified torque.













Required Special Tools:

- MB991897 or MB992011: Ball Joint Remover

REMOVAL SERVICE POINT

[[A]]SELF-LOCKING NUT REMOVAL





1.
CAUTION:

- Loosen the self-locking nut (trailing arm ball joint, control link ball joint, and knuckle connection) from the ball joint, but do not remove here. Use the special tool.
- To prevent the special tool from dropping off, suspend it with a cord.
- If the dust cover is damaged during operation, replace the dust cover. Control Link Ball Joint Dust Cover Replacement , Trailing Arm Ball Joint Dust Cover Replacement Trailing Arm Ball Joint Dust Cover Replacement .)

Install special tool MB991897 or MB992011 as shown in the figure.





2. Turn the bolt and knob to make the special tool jaws parallel, then hand-tighten the bolt. After tightening, check that the jaws are still parallel.
NOTE:
To adjust the special tool jaws to be parallel, set the orientation of the knob as shown in the figure.

3. Tighten the bolt with a wrench to disconnect the ball joint connection.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINT

]]A[[ SELF-LOCKING NUT INSTALLATION









Support the transaxle jack with a wooden block, raise the control link or trailing arm using a jack, and then tighten the self-locking nut.