For 1990-2009 cars only
Removal Procedure
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
- Remove the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
- Remove the rotor. Refer to Front Brake Rotor Replacement.
- Remove the wheel speed sensor. Refer to Front Wheel Speed Sensor Replacement.
- Remove the retaining nut and washer for the wheel drive shaft.
- Remove the wheel driveshaft from the wheel hub and bearing.
- Remove the wheel hub and bearing mounting bolts.
- Remove the wheel hub and bearing and splash shield from the vehicle.
Caution: Never place vehicle on the ground with the halfshaft removed or the halfshaft nut torqued improperly. Otherwise, bearing seals may become dislodged causing premature wear and/or damage to the hub and bearing assembly.
Note: For the following service step, the wheel drive shaft does not have to be removed from the vehicle, just reposition to gain access to the mounting bolts for the wheel hub.
Installation Procedure
- Clean all corrosion or contaminates from the steering knuckle bore and the hub and bearing assembly.
- Lubricate the steering knuckle bore with wheel bearing grease or the equivalent.
- Install the wheel hub and bearing and splash shield in the steering knuckle.
- Install the wheel hub and bearing mounting bolts.
- Install the wheel drive shaft in the steering knuckle.
- Install the nut and washer retaining the wheel drive shaft assembly.
- Install the wheel speed sensor. Refer to Front Wheel Speed Sensor Replacement.
- Install the rotor. Refer to Front Brake Rotor Replacement.
- Install the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.
Tighten
Tighten the wheel hub to knuckle bolts to 180 N·m (133 lb ft).
Tighten
Tighten the nut to 235 N·m (173 lb ft).
