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Front Brake Rotor & Hub: Removal

  1. Raise and support front of vehicle. Remove wheel. Unstake axle shaft lock nut tab. Apply brakes (to lock hub) and remove drive shaft lock nut. Discard axle lock nut. Separate tie rod end from knuckle.
  2. Disconnect brake hose from strut (if necessary). Remove brake caliper assembly from knuckle and wire out of way. Remove nuts and bolts holding ball joint and strut to knuckle assembly.
  3. Remove knuckle assembly from ball joint and drive shaft. If binding occurs, use a dual-jawed puller to force knuckle/hub/rotor assembly off drive axle shaft.
    NOTE: Hub and rotor are a matched and balanced assembly. Before removing rotor, locate paint or etch mark indicating proper hub-to-rotor alignment. If marks are not present, mark hub and rotor for assembly alignment. Failure to properly align hub and rotor can result in an imbalance condition.
  4. Using a puller, separate knuckle from wheel hub. Retain original outer bearing preload spacer to maintain bearing preload setting. If replacing bearing, change spacer to maintain proper bearing preload (if necessary). See FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Scribe match marks between hub and rotor assembly. Remove rotor-to-hub bolts. Separate hub from rotor.
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