Removal (4WD With Automatic Locking Hubs)
- Raise and support vehicle. Remove front wheel assemblies and caliper. See FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS. Remove retainer washers from lug nut studs. Remove automatic locking hub assembly from spindle.
- Remove snap ring from end of spindle shaft. Remove axle spacers. See Figure . Carefully pull cam assembly off wheel bearing adjusting nut. If necessary, rotate adjusting nut slightly to relieve pressure on locking key.
- Using a magnet, remove locking key. Using 2 3/8" Hex Lock Nut Wrench (49-UN01-037), remove wheel bearing adjusting nut. Remove outer wheel bearing and rotor.