Wheel Bearings: Removal
- Remove wheel and spindle nut. Remove caliper bolts and hang caliper out of way. Remove 2 brake retaining screws, screw in 2 metric bolts (8 by 1.25 mm) to remove brake rotor from hub.
- Disconnect tie rod ball joint and lower control arm ball joint from steering knuckle. Disconnect shock absorber from steering knuckle and remove steering knuckle from vehicle.
- Press hub from steering knuckle Remove splash guard and snap ring from steering knuckle. Remove seal, inner race and bearing from inner side of steering knuckle. Press bearing race out of steering knuckle (toward outside). See Fig 1. Using a puller, remove steering knuckle inside outer race from hub, then pry seal from hub.
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