Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Front



Wheel Bearing

Special Tool(s)









Removal

1. Remove the wheel knuckle.
2. Remove the circlip from the wheel knuckle.

3. NOTE: After the wheel hub is removed from the knuckle, the wheel bearing must be discarded. The bearing inner ring will remain in the wheel knuckle.

Using the special tools, remove the wheel hub and outer bearing race.





4. CAUTION: The special tools must be used to prevent damage to the hub. If the hub is damaged, a new hub must be installed.

CAUTION: Do not use heat to remove the bearing inner ring or damage to the bearing may occur.

Using the special tools, remove the bearing inner ring from the wheel hub.





5. To aid in removal of the bearing outer ring, install the bearing cage onto the inner ring and install the assembly into the wheel knuckle.
6. Using the special tools, remove the bearing outer ring from the wheel knuckle.





Installation

CAUTION: To prevent wheel speed sensor ring damage, make sure that the sensor ring is clean. Make sure that the sensor ring does not make contact with metal surfaces and avoid any impact on the sensor ring.

1. NOTE: Make sure the wheel bearing is installed into the wheel knuckle with the wheel speed sensor ring, colored black, at the wheel speed sensor end of the wheel knuckle.

Using the special tools, install the new wheel bearing to the wheel knuckle.





2. Using the special tools, install the wheel hub into the wheel knuckle.





3. NOTE: Make sure the circlip does not cover the wheel speed sensor or damage to the sensor may occur.

Install the circlip into the wheel knuckle.
4. Install the wheel knuckle.