Removal

NOTE: When removing the center cap from the wheel do not use a sharp or hard tool. Use of such a tool can damage the finish on the wheel and damage the center cap.





1. Remove the center cap from the wheel. Center cap is removed by inserting a trim stick into the notch on the center cap and prying it off the wheel.





2. With the weight of the vehicle supported by the tires and the parking brake applied, loosen but do not remove the stub shaft to hub bearing nut.
3. Release park brake before raising vehicle.
4. Raise the vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
5. Remove the wheel and tire.





6. Remove the 2 bolts mounting the rear disc brake caliper to the caliper adapter.





7. Remove the disc brake caliper from the caliper adapter. Caliper is removed by first rotating the free end of the caliper away from the caliper adapter. Then with the fires end of the caliper rotated away from the adapter, lift the caliper off the machined abutment on the adapter.





8. Support the disc brake caliper by hanging it from the shock absorber bracket on the frame using wire or a tie strap. Do not let the flex hose support the weight of the brake caliper, damage to the flex hose can occur.

NOTE: If rotor retainers are on the wheel mounting studs they must be remove before attempting to remove rotor. They do not need to be installed when rotor is installed back on hub bearing.

9. Remove the rotor from the hub/bearing.





10. Remove the stub shaft to hub/bearing retaining nut.





11. Install Puller, Special Tool 6790, or equivalent on the flange of the hub/bearing. Place the bolt of the puller in the center of the stub shaft.





NOTE: The outer C/V joint needs to be pressed away from the knuckle for the required socket clearance when removing the hub/bearing mounting bolts.

CAUTION: When pressing the stub shaft out of the hub/bearing, do not exceed the distance of one inch from rear surface of the knuckle. If the stub shaft is pressed back further the driveshaft joints can be damaged.

12. Using Puller, Special Tool 6790, or equivalent partially press the stub axle out of hub/bearing. The stub shaft is to be pressed out of the hub bearing until the rib on the C/V joint housing is one inch back from the rear surface of the knuckle.
13. Remove the 3 bolts mounting the hub/bearing and the caliper adapter to the knuckle.

NOTE: The outer C/V joint stub axle spline to hub bearing spline are an interference fit. They can not be separated by hand. Puller, Special Tool 6790, or equivalent must be used to separate the hub bearing from the outer C/V joint stub axle.

14. Using Puller, Special Tool 6790, or equivalent continue pressing the hub/bearing off the stub shaft of the outer C/V joint until the 2 pieces separate. Then remove the hub/bearing from the outer C/V joint and knuckle.





15. Remove the park brake cable from the park brake shoe actuator located at the rear of the caliper adapter.
16. Remove the caliper adapter, park brake shoes and park brake cable as an assembly from the knuckle. Position the caliper adapter out of the way.

NOTE: The nut used on the stud of the lower ball joint is a thread locking type nut. This nut should not be reused after it is removed from the ball joint stud, discard after removal.





17. Remove the nut and washer mounting the knuckle to the stud of the lower ball joint.





18. Remove the lower ball joint from the knuckle. The stud is removed from the knuckle using Remover, Special Tool 8183, or equivalent and the following procedure. Bolt special tool 8183, or equivalent on the rear of the knuckle. Special Tool 8183, or equivalent is bolted to the knuckle through the hub/bearing to knuckle bolt holes using the bolts that are supplied with Special Tool 8183, or equivalent. Tighten the bolt on Special Tool 8183, or equivalent against the stud of the lower ball joint until the stud is pressed out of the knuckle.





19. Remove the 2 bolts attaching the lateral links to the knuckle.





20. Remove the nut and bolt attaching the trailing link to the isolator bushing in the knuckle.
21. Remove the knuckle from the stud of the lower ball joint.