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Steering Knuckle: Removal

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  1. Raise and support vehicle, allowing suspension to hang freely. Remove wheel. Remove caliper, and wire aside. Remove caliper bracket.
  2. Disconnect tie rod from knuckle by removing nut from ball stud, loosening jam (adjuster) nut, and pulling ball stud from steering knuckle using Universal Steering Linkage Puller (J-24319-B). Insert drift into rotor, and against caliper (to prevent rotor from turning). Remove axle shaft nut.
  3. Remove stabilizer bar link. Disconnect electrical connector from ABS sensor, and reposition harness away from ball joint. Remove ball joint from steering knuckle, using Ball Joint Separator (J-43828).
  4. Use Hub Spindle Remover (J-42129) to remove hub spindle. Assemble Slide Hammer (J-2619-01), Wheel Axle Shaft Remover (J-33008-A), and Extension (J-29794), and disengage axle shaft from transaxle. Remove axle shaft from vehicle. Mark strut in relation to steering knuckle (if reusing strut). Remove knuckle-to-strut fasteners, and remove steering knuckle.
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