Removal
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.2. Remove the front wheel and tire assembly from the vehicle.
3. Remove the front caliper assembly from the front steering knuckle assembly. Refer to Brakes and Traction Control.
4. Remove front rotor from hub.
5. Remove screw attaching wheel speed sensor head to steering knuckle. Speed sensor head should be removed from steering knuckle, to avoid damage to speed sensor by outer C/V joint when hub and bearing is removed.
6. Carefully, remove sensor head from steering knuckle. If the sensor has seized, due to corrosion, DO NOT USE PLIERS ON SENSOR HEAD. Use a hammer and punch to tap edge of sensor ear, rocking sensor side to side until free.
7. Remove the hub and bearing to stub axle retaining nut.
8. Remove the 3 steering knuckle to hub and bearing assembly attaching bolts.
CAUTION: If metal seal on hub and bearing assembly is seized to steering knuckle and becomes dislodged on hub and bearing assembly during bearing removal the hub and bearing assembly MUST not be re-used and MUST be replaced with a new hub and bearing assembly. Also if flinger disc becomes damaged (bent or dented) during removal, hub and bearing assembly must be replaced with a new hub and bearing assembly.
9. Remove hub and bearing assembly from steering knuckle. It is removed by sliding it straight out of steering knuckle and off end of stub axle. If hub and bearing assembly will not slide out of knuckle, insert a pry bar between hub and bearing assembly and steering knuckle and gently pry hub and bearing from knuckle. If stub shaft is frozen to hub and bearing assembly tap end of stub shaft with soft face hammer to free it from hub and bearing spline.
10. Remove the ball joint stud to steering knuckle attaching nut and bolt.
CAUTION: When lower control arm is separated from steering knuckle, do not let ball joint seal hit up against steering knuckle. If ball joint seal hits steering knuckle, seal damage may occur. If ball joint seal becomes torn, replace seal before assembling lower control arm to knuckle.
11. Carefully insert a pry bar between lower control arm and steering knuckle. Push down on pry bar to separate ball joint stud from steering knuckle.
CAUTION: The strut assembly to steering knuckle bolts are serrated where they go through assembly and steering knuckle. When removing bolts, turn nuts off bolts DO NOT TURN BOLTS IN STEERING KNUCKLE. If bolts are turned damage to steering knuckle will result.
12. Remove the strut assembly to steering knuckle attaching bolts.
13. Remove the steering knuckle from the vehicle.