Halfshafts

Removal & Installation

To Remove:

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions at the beginning of this section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Ground cable from battery
   • Front wheels

   • Axle nut using a socket wrench

     CAUTION
     Be sure to loosen and retighten axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings.

   • Stabilizer link
   • Disc brake caliper from housing, and suspend it from strut using a wire
   • Disc rotor from hub

     CAUTION
     If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive disc rotor out by installing an 8-mm bolt in screw hole on the rotor.

   • Cotter pin and castle nut which secure tie-rod end to housing knuckle arm
   • Tie-rod ball joint from knuckle arm using a puller
   • ABS sensor assembly and harness in advance
   • Sensor harness to strut bolt
   • Transverse link ball joint from housing
   • SFJ from transmission spindle
   • Front drive shaft assembly from hub

     CAUTION
     If it is hard to remove, use STs. ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER ST2 927140000 PLATE

     CAUTION
     Be careful not to damage oil seal lip and tone wheel when removing front drive shaft.

     When replacing front drive shaft, also replace inner oil seal.

   • Bolts which connect housing and strut (after marking camber adjusting bolt head)
   • Housing from strut

To Install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   • Transverse link ball joint to housing
     1. Torque to: 37 ft. lbs. (50 Nm)
   • Housing and strut while aligning alignment mark on camber adjusting bolt head

     CAUTION
     Use a new self-locking nut.

     1. Torque to: 130 ft. lbs. (176 Nm)
   • Front drive shaft
   • Transverse link ball joint to housing
     1. Torque to: 36 ft. lbs. (49 Nm)
   • ABS sensor harness on strut.
   • ABS sensor on housing
     1. Torque to: 24 ft. lbs. (32 Nm)
   • Disc rotor on hub
   • Disc brake caliper on housing
     1. Torque to: 59 ft. lbs. (80 Nm)
   • Stabilizer link
     1. Torque to: 22 ft. lbs. (30 Nm)
   • Tie-rod end ball joint and knuckle arm with a castle nut, and insert cotter pin into tie-rod end
     1. Torque to: 20 ft. lbs. (27 Nm)

2. While depressing brake pedal, tighten axle nut and lock it securely.
   • Torque to: 159 ft. lbs. (216 Nm)

   CAUTION
   Use a new axle nut.

   Always tighten axle nut before installing wheel on vehicle. If wheel is installed and comes in contact with ground when axle nut is loose, wheel bearings may be damaged.

3. Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts.
   • Torque to: 66 ft. lbs. (90 Nm)