Wheel Bearing Housing: Installing

Install In Reverse Order Of Removal. Note The Following:

Tightening specifications, refer to WHEEL BEARING HOUSING AND WHEEL BEARING UNIT OVERVIEW .

-- Slide the wheel bearing housing onto the drive axle splines.

-- Insert both of upper control arm joint pins -2- in the wheel bearing housing and insert the bolt -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Booth Joint Pins In Upper Control Arm

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-- Remove the adhesive residue on the ball joint and guide link stub threads.

-- Install the guide link on the wheel bearing housing and tighten.

-- Install the control arm. Refer to TRACK CONTROL ARM .

-- Attach the tie rod end to the wheel bearing housing. Refer to TIE RODS .

NOTE:

Push the upper control arms down as far as possible while tightening the bolts!

Fig 2: Identifying Booth Joint Pins In Upper Control Arm

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-- Tighten the threaded connection -1-.

-- Install The Brake Disc And Caliper. Refer to FRONT BRAKE CALIPER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING / REAR BRAKE CALIPER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Tighten the drive axle to wheel hub threaded connection. Refer to THREADED CONNECTION BETWEEN DRIVE AXLE AND WHEEL HUB, LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING .

-- On Vehicles With Automatic Headlamp Range Control System, Perform A Basic Setting On The Headlamps. Refer to HEADLAMP RANGE CONTROL ADJUSTER -E102-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- If the vehicle level sensor was removed and installed on a vehicle with electronically controlled damping or if the linkage was loosened, the control position must be reprogrammed. Refer to CONTROL POSITION, PROGRAMMING USING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC TESTER .

-- If the control position was reprogrammed on vehicles with lane assist, the directional stabilization assistance control module -J759- must be recalibrated. Refer to LANE ASSIST CALIBRATION PROCEDURE .

-- Tighten wheel. Refer to WHEEL BOLT TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .

-- An axle alignment may be required. Refer to WHEEL ALIGNMENT .