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 the appropriate Service Information.

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 appropriate service information. .

-- 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 appropriate service information. .

-- 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. .

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