 REMOVAL
1.Remove tires with power tool.
2.Remove under cover. Refer to Exploded View.
3.Remove steering knuckle. Refer to Exploded View.
4.Remove stabilizer connecting rod. Refer to Exploded View.
5.Remove shock absorber. Refer to Exploded View.
6.Remove mounting bolts, and then remove drive shaft from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of the removal. - When assembling the shaft, never press it, but pull it until fully seated by tightening the wheel hub lock nut.
- Check that anticorrosive oil is applied to the thread of the drive shaft. If not, apply appropriate oil such as engine oil.
- If sufficient oil is not applied to the thread of the drive shaft, the wheel hub lock nut may be seized and the tightening torque reaches the specified limit prematurely. It may cause looseness or abnormal noises.
- Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and steering knuckle.
- Never reuse cotter pin.
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