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Front Hub: Removal

  1. Raise the front of the vehicle and support it with a safety stands.
  2. Remove the wheel.
  3. Raise the nut tab and remove the driveshaft lock nut. Discard the lock nut, regardless of condition.
    CAUTION: Use care not to damage the groove and threads in the driveshaft end.
    NOTE: When loosening the nut, lock the hub by applying the brakes.
  4. Remove the cotter pin and the tie rod end attaching nut. Discard the cotter pin, regardless of condition.
  5. Separate the tie-rod end from the knuckle with the SST.
    NOTE: If it is difficult to separate, hit the knuckle with a hammer.
  6. Remove the caliper assembly from the knuckle. Do not allow the caliper to hang freely by its flexible hose. Suspend the assembly by rope or wire from the Macpherson strut.
  7. Remove the ABS speed sensor and the wheel speed sensor #(RH side).
  8. Remove the disc rotor.
  9. Remove the clamp bolt and nut. Push the lower arm downward to separate the knuckle and the ball-joint.
  10. Remove the bolts and nuts which couple the knuckle and the shock absorber.
  11. Separate the front hub and the knuckle from the driveshaft.
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