Steering knuckle — removal and installation

1. Loosen the wheel nuts, lift the vehicle and place it on vertical supports. Remove the wheel.

2. If performing the procedure on a four-wheel drive vehicle, remove the hub cap and, using a socket and long lever, unscrew the drive shaft/hub nut (see chapter 8). Slide a large pry bar between the two wheel studs or a large screwdriver through the center of the caliper and disc cooling vanes to hold the hub steady while loosening the hub nut.

3. Remove the caliper and brake disc (see chapter 9). Hang the caliper on a piece of wire (do not disconnect the brake hose).

4. Remove the hub/wheel bearing (see subsection 8).

5. Remove the brake disc shield from the steering knuckle.

6. Unscrew the bolt of the brake hose bracket located on top of the steering knuckle.

7. Disconnect the tie rod end from the steering knuckle (see subsection 19).

8. Disconnect the ball joints from the steering knuckle (see _ subsection 5 and 6).

9. Remove the steering knuckle.

10. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. Torque the ball joints, tie rod ends, and hub/bearing fasteners. Tighten the caliper mounting bolts to the torque specified in Chapter 9 specifications. On a four-wheel drive vehicle, tighten the hub/drive shaft nut to the torque specified in Chapter 8 specifications. Tighten the wheel nuts to the torque specified in Chapter 1 specifications.