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Removal and Installation: Removal

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  1. Remove tires with power tool. Refer to Exploded View .
  2. Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness. Refer to Removal and Installation .
    CAUTION: Never pull on wheel sensor harness.
  3. Remove brake hose bracket from steering knuckle. Refer to Removal and Installation .
  4. Remove caliper assembly. Hang caliper assembly in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer to Removal and Installation (2 piston type) or Removal and Installation (4 piston type).
    CAUTION: Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
  5. Remove disc rotor.
    CAUTION:
    • Put matching marks on the wheel hub and bearing assembly and the disc rotor before removing the disc rotor.
    • Never drop disc rotor.
  6. Remove cotter pin, and then loosen wheel hub lock nut with power tool.
  7. Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft.
    CAUTION:
    • Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
    • Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for or joint sub-assembly, shaft and the other parts.
    NOTE: Use suitable puller, if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.
  8. Remove shock absorber assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation .
  9. Remove wheel hub lock nut.
  10. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then remove splash guard.
  11. Separate steering outer socket from steering knuckle. Refer to Removal and Installation .
    CAUTION: Never damage ball joint boot.
  12. Remove cotter pin of transverse link and steering knuckle, and then loosen nut.
  13. Separate steering knuckle from transverse link, using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool), and remove steering knuckle.
    CAUTION:
    • Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from suddenly coming off.
    • Never damage ball joint boot.
  14. Remove steering knuckle.
  15. Remove hub bolts SYMBOL from wheel hub and bearing assembly, using the ball joint remover (A) (commercial service tool).
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    CAUTION:
    • Remove hub bolt only when necessary.
    • Never hammer the hub bolt to avoid impact to the wheel hub and bearing assembly.
    • Pull out the hub bolt in a direction perpendicular to the wheel hub and bearing assembly.
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