Wheel Knuckle - All Wheel Drive (AWD): Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install the wheel bearing. For additional information, refer to WHEEL BEARING - ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) .
- Position the halfshaft into the wheel hub and install the wheel knuckle.
- Hold the cam nut stationary and loosely install a new wheel knuckle bolt and cam nut.
- Position the lower ball joint into the wheel knuckle and install the new lower ball joint nut.
- Tighten to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft).
- Install the coil spring. For additional information, refer to SPRING .
- Connect the stabilizer bar link and install the nut.
- Tighten to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft).
- Position the wheel speed sensor harness and the sensor.
- Install the wheel speed sensor bolt and the 2 wheel speed sensor harness bolts.
- Tighten the bolts to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
- 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).
- Install the brake shoes and the brake drum. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
- Using the Halfshaft Installer, install the halfshaft into the wheel hub.
- Install a new wheel hub nut.
- Tighten to 290 Nm (214 lb-ft).
- Bleed the brake system. For additional information, refer to BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDING .
- With the weight of the vehicle on the wheel and tire, tighten the wheel knuckle bolt to 125 Nm (92 lb-ft).
- Check and, if necessary, align the rear end. For additional information, refer to GENERAL PROCEDURES .
NOTE:
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.
NOTE:
Do not tighten the wheel knuckle bolt at this time.
NOTE:
Apply the brake to keep the halfshaft from rotating.