Wheel Knuckle - Drum Brakes: Installation

All vehicles 

CAUTION: The joint area must be free of foreign material to make sure of correct clamping.
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).

All vehicles 

7. Connect the brake tube to the wheel cylinder.
   • Tighten to 17 Nm (13 lb-ft).
8. Install the brake tube bracket bolt.
   • Tighten to 22 Nm (16 lb-ft).
9. Connect the parking brake cable to the brake backing plate and install the parking brake cable bracket bolt.
   • Tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).
10. Install the brake shoes. For additional information, refer to DRUM BRAKE article.
11. Bleed the brake system. For additional information, refer to BRAKE SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.
12. Check and, if necessary, align the rear end. For additional information, refer to SUSPENSION SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION article.