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 2 guide pin bolts mounting the caliper assembly to the steering knuckle. Remove the caliper from the front steering knuckle. Refer to Brakes and Traction Control.





4. Remove rotor from hub by pulling it straight off wheel mounting studs.





5. Remove the hub and bearing retaining nut.





6. Remove the 3 hub and bearing assembly to steering knuckle attaching bolts.





CAUTION: When removing hub and bearing assembly from steering knuckle, be careful not to damage the flinger disc on hub and bearing assembly. If flinger disc becomes damaged, hub and bearing assembly MUST not be used and MUST be replaced with a new hub and bearing assembly.








7. Remove hub and bearing assembly from steering knuckle, 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.

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 reused and MUST be replaced with a new hub and bearing assembly.