Wheel Bolt Replacement: Front
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Honda Insight and 2010 Honda Insight. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise the vehicle on a lift (see LIFT AND SUPPORT POINTS ).
- Remove the front hub (see KNUCKLE/HUB REPLACEMENT ).
- Separate the wheel bolt (A) from the hub (B) using a hydraulic press. Support the hub with hydraulic press attachments (C) or equivalent tools.NOTE: Before installing the new wheel bolt, clean the mating surfaces on the bolt and the hub.
- Insert the new wheel bolt into the hub while aligning the splined surfaces on the hub hole with the wheel bolt.NOTE:
- Degrease all around the wheel bolt.
- Make sure the wheel bolt is installed vertically in relation to the hub disc surface.
- Install the wheel bolt using a hydraulic press until the wheel bolt shoulder is fully seated.
- Install the front hub (see
KNUCKLE/HUB REPLACEMENT
).NOTE: If you cannot tighten the wheel nut to the specified torque value when installing the wheel, replace the front hub as an assembly.