Rear Hub and Bearing - Removal

REMOVAL

NOTE: Review all Warnings and Cautions. Service Precautions .

1. Raise and support vehicle. Service and Repair
2. Remove wheel and tire assembly. Tires and Wheels - Removal
3. Remove parking brake caliper and hydraulic brake caliper from knuckle, and hang out of way, then remove brake rotor. Brake Rotor - Removal









4. Remove bolt (1) fastening ABS wheel speed sensor head (2) to steering knuckle. Remove sensor head from knuckle.










5. Remove cotter pin, nut lock (4) and spring washer (5) from end of halfshaft yoke.
6. Remove hub nut (6) and washer (7) from halfshaft yoke.










7. Remove plastic appearance cap from toe link stud.
8. Remove nut from toe link (2).

CAUTION: When releasing toe link from knuckle using Puller, Special Tool C-4150A, use care not to pinch and damage grease seal.










9. Release toe link (2) from knuckle using Puller (1), Special Tool C-4150A.










10. Remove cotter pin and castle nut from lower ball joint stud.

CAUTION: Do not strike or apply heat to steering knuckle in an effort to separate ball joint studs from knuckle.

NOTE: Use of Spacer, Special Tool 6983, is necessary to allow proper use of Puller, Special Tool C-4150A, to release lower ball joint from lower control arm.










11. Insert Spacer (1), Special Tool 6983, between lower ball joint grease seal boot and lower control arm (4). Push Spacer in until it surrounds ball joint stud. Use care not to damage grease seal boot.

CAUTION: When releasing ball joint using Puller, Special Tool C-4150A, use care not to pinch and damage ball joint grease seal boot.

12. Install Puller (2), Special Tool C-4150A, over Spacer and lower control arm as shown. Ball bearing in bolt of Special Tool C-4150A must be centered in end of lower ball joint stud.
13. Release lower ball joint (3) from lower control arm using Puller. Remove tools. Lift ball joint stud from lower control arm.










14. Install Puller (2), Special Tool CT-1003, on hub and bearing flange (1).
15. Tighten Puller screw against halfshaft yoke (3), pressing yoke out of hub and bearing assembly.
16. Pull outward on lower end of knuckle and move halfshaft away from hub and bearing.
17. Remove Puller from hub and bearing flange.

18. Remove four bolts fastening hub and bearing to knuckle.
19. Remove hub and bearing from knuckle.