REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

Front

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
2. Remove the steering knuckle assembly.
3. Position the steering knuckle in a soft-jawed vise.
4. Press the hub from the steering knuckle. If the inner bearing race remains in the hub, press it out.
5. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Rotor shield
   • Inner and outer seals
   • Snapring from the steering knuckle
6. Press the inner bearing race to remove the outer bearing.
7. Remove the Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) tone ring, if equipped
8. Press the wheel lugs from the hub.

   NOTE: To prevent deforming the hub, do not hammer the lugs out.

   To install:

9. Press new wheel lugs into the hub.
10. If equipped, clean all foreign material from the hub and tone ring. Install the tone ring.
11. Clean the inside of the steering knuckle.
12. Remove the plastic lock from the inner race and press a new greased bearing into the hub by pressing the outer race.
13. Install the snapring into its groove.
14. Press a new outer oil seal until it contacts the bottom of the housing.
15. Press a new inner oil seal until it contacts the circlip.
16. Apply grease to the oil seal lips.
17. Install the rotor shield and tighten the bolts to 10 ft. lbs. (14 Nm).
18. Attach the hub to the steering knuckle.
19. Press a new bearing into the hub by driving the inner race.
20. Install the steering knuckle on the vehicle.

Rear

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
3. Loosen the parking brake adjustment.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Wheel
   • Axle nut
   • Caliper, leaving the line connected if equipped with disc brakes and suspend it aside, then remove the rotor
   • Drum and brake line, if equipped with drum brakes
   • Parking brake cable
   • Rear stabilizer from lateral link
   • Trailing link to the housing
   • Lateral link to the housing
   • Halfshaft
   • Anti-lock Brakes (ABS), speed sensor from the backing plate, if equipped
   • Strut from the housing
   • Housing assembly
5. Using Hub Stand 92708000 and Hub Remover 927420000
6. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Hub from the rear housing
   • Backing plate from the housing.
   • Outer, inner and sub oil seals.
   • Snapring
7. Remove the bearing by pressing the inner race.

   Fig. 1: Use the proper tools to separate the hub from the housing to prevent damage

   To install:

8. Clean the housing thoroughly.

   NOTE: Do not remove the plastic lock from the inner race when installing the bearing.

9. Install the new bearing into the housing by pressing the outer race.
10. Pack the bearing with grease.
11. Install the snapring.
12. Using Installer 927460000 seal driver, press in a new outer seal until it comes in contact with the snapring.
13. Using Installer 927450000 seal driver, press in a new inner seal until it contacts the bottom.
14. Install or connect the following:
    • New sub oil seal, apply grease to the oil seal lip
    • Backing plate. Torque the bolts to 38 ft. lbs. (52 Nm).
15. Using Installer 927450000 bearing driver, press in the hub into the housing.
16. Install or connect the following:
    • Housing to the strut. Torque the bolts to 108 ft. lbs. (147 Nm).
    • Halfshaft
    • Lateral link to the housing. Torque the bolt and new nut to 101 ft. lbs. (137 Nm).
    • Trailing link to the housing. Torque the bolt and new nut to 94 ft. lbs. (127 Nm).
    • Stabilizer to rear lateral link
    • Parking brake cable and brake
    • Brake line, if equipped with drum brakes
    • Rotor and caliper, if equipped with disc brakes
    • ABS speed sensor, if equipped
    • New axle nut and tighten it to 137 ft. lbs. (186 Nm). Stake the nut.
    • Wheel
    • Negative battery cable
17. Adjust the parking brake cable.