Front Knuckle/Hub/Wheel Bearing Replacement
Special Tools Required
Image Description/Tool Number
3618799.png Ball Joint Thread Protector, 10 mm 07AAF-SECA120
8616757.png Ball Joint Remover, 28 mm 07MAC-SL00202
609765.png Ball Joint Thread Protector, 12 mm 07AAF-SDAA100
310196.png Hub Dis/Assembly Pin, 40 mm 07GAF-SE00100
310169.png Driver Handle, 15 x 135L 07749-0010000
310162.png Bearing Driver Attachment, 62 x 68 mm 07746-0010500
11586382.png Bearing Driver Attachment, 67.5 x 77.5 mm 07HAD-SF10100
310183.png Support Base 07965-SD90100
1. Knuckle/Hub/Wheel Bearing - Exploded View

Exploded View



NOTE: Refer to the Exploded View as needed during the following procedures.

3. Front Brake Caliper - Remove
1.
Remove the brake hose mounting bolt (A).
2.
Remove the caliper assembly (B).
NOTE:
To prevent damage to the caliper assembly or brake hose, use a short piece of wire to hang the caliper assembly from the undercarriage.
Do not twist the brake hose excessively.

4. Driveshaft Spindle Nut - Remove
1.
Pry up the stake (A) on the spindle nut (B).
2.
Remove the spindle nut.

6. Hub for Damage and Cracks - Check


7. Front Wheel Speed Sensor - Remove

8. Tie-Rod End Ball Joint - Disconnect
1.
Remove the cotter pin (A).
2.
Remove the nut (B).
3.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the ball joint boot when installing the ball joint remover.

9. Lower Arm Ball Joint - Disconnect
1.
Remove the lock pin (A) from the lower arm ball joint, then remove the castle nut (B).

2.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the ball joint boot when installing the ball joint remover.

10. Knuckle/Hub Assembly - Remove
1.
Remove the damper pinch bolts (A) and the flange nuts (B).
2.
Pull the knuckle (C) outward, and separate the outboard joint (D) from the front hub using a soft face hammer outward, then remove the knuckle/hub.
NOTE: Do not pull the driveshaft end outward. The inner driveshaft inboard joint may come apart.

11. Hub - Remove
1.
Separate the hub (A) from the knuckle (B) using the hub dis/assembly pin and a hydraulic press. Hold the knuckle with the attachment (C) of the hydraulic press or equivalent tool.
NOTE:
Be careful not to damage or deform the splash guard (D).
Hold onto the hub to keep it from falling when pressed clear.
2.
Press out the wheel bearing inner race (A) of the hub (B) using the hub dis/assembly pin, a commercially available bearing separator (C), and a hydraulic press.

12. Splash Guard and Snap Ring - Remove
1.
Remove the splash guard (A).
2.
Remove the snap ring (B).

13. Bearing - Remove
1.
Press the wheel bearing (A) out of the knuckle (B) using the bearing driver attachment, the driver handle, and a hydraulic press.

14. Bearing - Install
1.
Wash the knuckle and the hub thoroughly in high flash point solvent before reassembly.
2.
Press a new wheel bearing (A) into the knuckle (B) using the bearing driver attachment, the driver handle, the support base, and a hydraulic press.
NOTE:
Install the wheel bearing with the wheel speed sensor magnetic encoder (C) (brown color) toward the inside of the knuckle.
Remove any oil, grease, dust, metal debris, and other foreign material from the encoder surface.
Keep any magnetic tools away from the encoder surface.
Keep the wheel bearing and magnetic encoder away from any magnetic field. The encoder can be damaged or erased.
Be careful not to damage the encoder surface when you insert the wheel bearing.

15. Splash Guard and Snap Ring - Install
1.
Install a new snap ring (A).
2.
Install the splash guard (B).

16. Hub - Install
1.
Install the hub (A) onto the knuckle (B) using the bearing driver attachment, the driver handle, the support base, and a hydraulic press.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the splash guard (C).

17. Knuckle/Hub Assembly - Install
1.
Apply about 3 g (0.11 oz) of moly 60 paste (P/N 08734- 0001) to the contact area (A) of the outboard joint and the front wheel bearing.
2.
Install the knuckle/hub (B).
3.
Install the new damper pinch bolts (C) and the new flange nuts (D).

18. Lower Arm Ball Joint - Connect
1.
Connect the lower arm ball joint.

2.
Install a new castle nut (A).
NOTE: Torque the castle nut to the lower torque specification, then tighten it only far enough to align the slot with the ball joint pin hole. Do not align the castle nut by loosening it.
3.
Install the lock pin (B) as shown.

19. Tie-Rod End Ball Joint - Connect
1.
Connect the tie-rod end ball joint.
2.
Install the nut (A).
3.
Install a new cotter pin (B) as shown.

20. Front Wheel Speed Sensor - Install

22. Driveshaft Spindle Nut - Install
1.
Apply a small amount of engine oil to the seating surface of a new spindle nut (A).
2.
Install the spindle nut.
3.
Use a drift to stake the spindle nut shoulder (B) against the driveshaft.

23. Front Brake Caliper - Install
1.
Install the caliper assembly (A).
2.
Install the brake hose mounting bolt (B).