Front Drive Shaft Right Side

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

RIGHT SIDE : Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Remove tires with power tool. Removal And Installation.
2.Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness if necessary. Exploded View.
3.Remove lock plate from strut assembly. Removal and Installation.
4.Remove caliper assembly. Hang caliper assembly not to interfere with work. Removal And Installation.

CAUTION:
Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
5.Remove disc rotor. Removal And Installation.
6.Remove cotter pin, and adjusting cap, and then loosen wheel hub lock nut with power tool. Removal And Installation.





7.Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub assembly from drive shaft.
NOTE:
Use suitable puller, if wheel hub assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.
8.Remove wheel hub lock nut. Removal And Installation.
9.Remove strut assembly from steering knuckle. Removal and Installation.
10.Remove drive shaft from wheel hub assembly.

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 joint sub-assembly, shaft and the other parts.
11.Remove bearing housing plate bolts (2WD) or bearing housing bolts (AWD).
12.Remove drive shaft assembly from transaxle assembly.

CAUTION:
Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle when removing drive shaft. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
13.Remove support bearing bracket. (2WD)
14.Perform inspection after removal. Front Drive Shaft.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
Transaxle Side (2WD)
- Always replace differential side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft. Removal And Installation (M/T), (CVT).





- Install support bearing bracket (1) in following procedure, - Temporarily tighten mounting bolts (A), (B), (C), then tighten them to specified torque.
- Set plate (2) so that notch (D) becomes upper side. Temporarily tighten mounting bolts (E), (F), then tighten them to specified torque.

CAUTION:
Never reuse plate.





- Place the protector (A) [SST:KV-38107900 (-)] onto transaxle assembly to prevent damage to the oil seal while inserting drive shaft. Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to install securely.





- To install mounting nuts of the heat insulator (1), temporarily tighten them in numerical order shown in the figure and tighten them to the specified torque.
- Perform inspection after removal. Front Drive Shaft.
Transaxle Side (AWD)
- Always replace differential side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft. Removal And Installation.





- Place the protector (A) [SST:KV-38107900 (-)] onto transaxle assembly to prevent damage to the oil seal while inserting drive shaft. Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to install securely.
- Tighten the bearing housing bolt to the specified to torque. Refer to
Front Drive Shaft.
- Perform inspection after removal. Front Drive Shaft.
Wheel Hub Side
- Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub assembly.

CAUTION:
Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.





- Clean the matching surface of drive shaft and wheel hub assembly.
And then apply paste [service parts (440037S000)] to surface (A)
of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

CAUTION:
Apply paste to cover entire flat surface of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

Amount paste: 1.0 - 3.0 g (0.04 - 0.10 oz)

- Use the following torque range for tightening the wheel hub lock nut.






CAUTION:
- Since the drive shaft is assembled by press-fitting, use the tightening torque range for the wheel hub lock nut.
- Be sure to use torque wrench to tighten the wheel hub lock nut. Never use a power tool.
- Never reuse wheel hub lock nut.
NOTE:
Wheel hub lock nut tightening torque does not over torque for avoiding axle noise, and does not less than torque for avoiding looseness.
- Align the matching marks that have been made during removal when reusing the disc rotor.





- When installing a cotter pin (1) and adjusting cap (2), securely bend the basal portion to prevent rattles.

CAUTION:
Never reuse cotter pin.
- Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing wheel hub assembly and steering knuckle.
- Perform inspection after installation. Front Drive Shaft.