Wheel Knuckle - Disc Brakes: Installation

All vehicles 

CAUTION: The joint area must be free of foreign material to make sure of correct clamping.
NOTE: The joint surfaces and the bushing sleeve serrations must be clean before assembly. Clean the joint surfaces and the bushing sleeve serrations with a wire brush.
NOTE: Align the notch on the cam nut with the index marks.
1. Position the wheel knuckle and install a new wheel knuckle bolt and cam nut.
2. Using a suitable tool, hold the cam nut stationary while tightening the wheel knuckle bolt.
   • Tighten to 150 Nm (111 lb-ft).
3. Position the lower ball joint into the wheel knuckle and install the lower ball joint nut.
   • Tighten to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft).
4. Install the coil spring. For additional information, refer to Spring .

Vehicles with ABS 

5. Position the ABS wheel speed sensor harness and the sensor.
6. Install the ABS wheel speed sensor bolt and the 2 ABS wheel speed sensor harness bolts.
   • Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).

FWD vehicles 

7. Install the parking brake shoes. For additional information, refer to PARKING BRAKE AND ACTUATION article.

AWD vehicles 

8. Install the parking brake cable bracket bolt.
   • Tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).
NOTE: During installation, make sure the parking brake cable is seated correctly as shown.
9. Install the rear parking brake cable onto the actuator lever and insert the cable conduit to secure the locking tabs.
Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake Cable
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
10. Install the parking brake shoes. For additional information, refer to PARKING BRAKE AND ACTUATION article.
11. Using a suitable halfshaft installation tool, install the halfshaft.
Fig 2: Locating Halfshaft Installer Tool
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
CAUTION: Do not tighten the front wheel hub nut with the vehicle on the ground. The nut must be tightened to specification before the vehicle is lowered onto the wheels. Wheel bearing damage will occur if the wheel bearing is loaded with the weight of the vehicle applied.
NOTE: Apply the brake to keep the halfshaft from rotating.
12. Install the new front wheel hub nut.
    • Tighten to 290 Nm (214 lb-ft).

All vehicles 

13. Check and, if necessary, align the rear end. For additional information, refer to SUSPENSION SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.