Table of contents: Removal 🠇 Installation 🠇
Caution: When installing, it is necessary to use new tie rod ball joint nuts, lower ball joint nuts, and steering knuckle clamp bolt and nut.
Removal
1. Remove the wheel hub cap and remove the R-clip.
2. Remove the locking head from the drive shaft lock nut. Loosen the drive shaft nut with the vehicle standing on its wheels. Also loosen the wheel mounting bolts.
3. Raise the front of the vehicle and secure it on stands. Remove the relevant front wheel.
4. On vehicles equipped with ABS, unscrew the mounting bolt of the sensor installed on the vehicle wheel and remove the sensor from the steering knuckle.
5. Unscrew the drive shaft mounting nut.
6. Unscrew the nut that secures the steering rod to the steering knuckle and remove the steering rod ball joint from the steering knuckle. To remove the steering rod ball joint from the steering knuckle, you must use a universal ball joint puller.
7. Remove the brake disc.
8. If necessary, unscrew the suspension mounting bolts (indicated by arrows) to the top of the steering knuckle.
9. Unscrew the lower ball joint mounting nut and remove the ball joint pin from the lower arm.
10. Remove the nut and the steering knuckle strut clamp bolt, noting that the bolt is installed from the rear of the vehicle. A new clamp bolt and nut must be used for installation.
11. Remove the steering knuckle from the end of the strut and from the drive shaft splines. Remove it from the vehicle. If the steering knuckle is tight on the bottom of the strut, use a large screwdriver to pry the knuckle clamp loose.
Installation
1. Make sure the splines on the outer end of the drive shaft and the slots in the hub are clean. Slide the hub onto the slots in the drive shaft.
2. Slide the steering knuckle onto the bottom of the strut, aligning the slot in the steering knuckle with the tab on the end of the strut. Insert the new clamp bolt from the rear of the vehicle, thread the nut onto the bolt and tighten to the specified torque.
3. Align the lower ball joint with the lower control arm and secure it using a new nut.
4. Connect the steering rod ball joint to the steering knuckle and secure with a new nut.
5. Install the brake disc.
6. On models equipped with ABS, install a wheel speed sensor.
7. Lubricate the inside and threads of the drive shaft mounting nut with clean engine oil and screw the nut onto the drive shaft. Tighten the drive shaft mounting nut to the specified torque. Check that the hub rotates freely, install the drive shaft nut locking head so that one of the safety pins aligns with the hole in the drive shaft and secure it with an R-shaped clamp.
8. Install the wheel and lower the vehicle.