Front Wheel Bearing Inspection

FRONT WHEEL BEARING INSPECTION

NOTE: Inspect the condition of front wheel bearing grease.

- Jack-up the front of vehicle.
- While holding the front wheel by hand, swing it in and out to check bearing free play.
- Loosen the wheel nuts and remove front wheel.
- If bearing free play exists in step 2) above, attach a dial gauge to the hub and measure axial displacement in axial direction.

Service limit:
Straight-ahead position within 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch)

- Remove the bolts and self-locking nuts, and extract transverse link from front crossmember.
- Remove the PTJ of front drive shaft from transmission.
- While supporting the front drive shaft horizontally with one hand, turn the hub with the other to check for noise or binding.





- If the hub is noisy or binds, disassemble the front axle and check condition of oil seals, bearing, etc.