Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing And Installing: Installing

Fig 1: Identifying Booth Joint Pins In Upper Control Arm

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Installation is the reverse of removal, With Special Attention To The Following: 

Tightening Specifications. Refer To OVERVIEW - WHEEL BEARING .

-- 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-.

-- 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 CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Attach The Tie Rod End To The Wheel Bearing Housing. Refer To TIE ROD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING GEAR .

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 Rotor And The Brake Caliper. Refer To the appropriate Service Information .

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

-- On Vehicles With Automatic Head Lamp Range Control, Perform Headlamp Basic Setting. Refer To AUTOMATIC HEADLAMP RANGE CONTROL .

-- If the Level Control System Sensor -- was removed and installed on a vehicle with electronically controlled damping or if the linkage was loosened, the control position must be reprogrammed using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester. Refer To CONTROL POSITION, PROGRAMMING .

-- If the control position was reprogrammed on vehicles with lane assist, the Directional Stabilization Assistance Control Module -J759- must be calibrated again. Refer To LANE ASSIST, CALIBRATING .

-- Tighten the wheel. Refer To WHEEL BOLT TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .

-- An axle alignment may be required. Refer To EVALUATING NEED FOR AXLE ALIGNMENT .