LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone
Home >> Plymouth >> 1997 >> Prowler >> Repair and Diagnosis (Single Page) >> Suspension >> Rear Suspension >> Removal & Installation >> Knuckle >> Removal

Removal & Installation: Knuckle: Removal

  1. Remove center cap from wheel. Center cap is removed by inserting a trim stick into notch on center cap and prying it off wheel. See Figure . With weight of vehicle supported by tires and parking brake applied, loosen but do not remove stub shaft to hub bearing nut. See Figure .
  2. Release park brake before raising vehicle.
    3. NOTE: DO NOT let flex hose support weight of brake caliper, damage to flex hose can occur.
  3. Raise vehicle on jackstand or centered on a frame contact type hoist. Remove tire and wheel assembly. Remove 2 bolts mounting rear disc brake caliper to caliper adapter. See Figure . Remove disc brake caliper from caliper adapter. Caliper is removed by first rotating free end of caliper away from adapter. Then with free end of caliper rotated away from adapter, lift caliper off machined abutment on adapter. Support disc brake caliper by hanging it from shock absorber bracket on frame using wire or tie strap. See Figure .
  4. Remove brake rotor from hub/bearing. Remove stud shaft to hub/bearing retaining nut. Install Puller (ST 6790), on flange of hub/bearing. See Figure . Place bolt of puller in center of stud shaft.
    5. CAUTION: When pressing stub shaft out of hub/bearing, DO NOT exceed distance of one inch from rear surface of knuckle. See Figure . If stub shaft is pressed back further on hub/bearing joints can be damaged.
    NOTE: The outer C/V joint stub axle spline to hub bearing spline are an interference fit. They can not be separated by hand. Puller (ST 6790), must be used to separate hub bearing from outer C/V joint stub axle.
  5. Outer C/V joint needs to be pressed away from knuckle for required socket clearance when removing hub/bearing mounting bolt. Using Puller (ST 6790), partially press stub axle out of hub/bearing. Stub shaft is to be pressed out of hub/bearing until rib on C/V joint housing is one inch thick back from rear surface of knuckle. See Figure . Remove 3 bolts mounting hub/bearing and caliper adapter to knuckle.
    6. NOTE: The nut used on stud of lower ball joint is thread locking type nut. This nut should not be reused after it is removed from ball joint stud. Discard this nut after removal.
  6. Using Puller (ST 6790), continue pressing hub/bearing off stub shaft of outer C/V joint until 2 pieces separate. See Figure . Then remove hub/bearing from outer C/V joint and knuckle. Remove park brake shoe actuator located at rear of caliper adapter. See Figure . Remove caliper adapter, park brake shoes and park brake cable as an assembly from knuckle. Position caliper adapter out of way.
    7. NOTE: Remover (ST 8183) has left and right side bracket. This is done so tool press bolt (which must be transferred) will set squarely with ball joint stud, depending on which side of vehicle is being worked on. These brackets are marked left and right.
  7. Remove nut and washer mounting knuckle to stud of lower ball joint. See Figure . Remove lower ball joint stud is removed from knuckle using Remover (ST 8183), and following procedure. See Figure . Install Bolt Remover (ST 8183) on back of knuckle. Remover is bolted to knuckle through hub/bearing mounting bolt holes using bolts that are supplied with tool. Tighten press bolt, against stud of lower ball joint until stud is pressed out of knuckle.
  8. Remove 2 bolts attaching lateral links to knuckle. See Figure . Remove nut and bolt attaching trailing link to isolator bushing in knuckle. See Figure . Remove knuckle from stud of lower ball joint.
scientia non olet · About LEMON Manuals