Front Hub Unit Bearing: Installation

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Place the back plate - front brake between the housing assembly - front axle and the hub unit COMPL - front axle, and tighten the bolt.
CAUTION:
- Do not get closer the tool which charged magnetism to magnetic encoder.
- Be careful not to damage the magnetic encoder.
Fig 1: Identifying Magnetic Encoder And Hub Unit COMPL Of Front Axle
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Fig 2: Locating Bolts Of Housing Assembly - Front Axle
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Tightening torque:

65 N.m (6.63 kgf-m, 47.9 ft-lb)
Install the front axle shaft assembly.
CAUTION:
- Do not tap the axle shaft using a hammer when installing axle shaft assembly.
- Use new nut - axle.
1. Insert the axle shaft assembly into the hub spline, and pull in the axle shaft assembly into specified position.
2. Temporarily tighten the nut - axle.
Install the disc rotor to the hub unit COMPL - front axle.
Install the caliper body assembly to the housing assembly - front axle.
Tightening torque:

80 N.m (8.16 kgf-m, 59.0 ft-lb)
Install the front ABS wheel speed sensor.
Tightening torque:

7.5 N.m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)
While depressing the brake pedal, tighten new nuts - axle to the specified torque.
CAUTION: Do not load the front axle before tightening the nut - axle. Doing so may damage the hub unit COMPL.

Tightening torque:

220 N.m (22.43 kgf-m, 162.3 ft-lb)
Inspect the lean of axis direction using a dial gauge. Replace the hub unit COMPL - front axle if the play exceeds the limit.

Fig 3: Checking Lean Of Axis Direction Using Dial Gauge
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Service limit:

Maximum: 0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
After tightening the nut - axle, lock it securely.

Fig 4: Locking Axle Nut
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Install the front wheels, and perform the following inspections.
Tightening torque:

120 N.m (12.24 kgf-m, 88.5 ft-lb)
1. Check the wheels for smooth rotation.
2. Check that there is no play by moving the upper and lower portions of front tire in an axial direction with the brake pedal released.
  
  Fig 5: Checking Wheels For Smooth Rotation
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  - Play exists → Check the hub unit COMPL - front axle. < Ref. to INSPECTION , Front Hub Unit Bearing. >
3. Check that there is no play by moving the upper and lower portions of front tire in an axial direction with the brake pedal depressed.
  - Play exists → Replace the ball joint assembly. < Ref. to REMOVAL , Front Ball Joint. >