Rear Knuckle: Service and Repair

Wheel Knuckle

Brake Discs:

Drum Brakes:

Removal and Installation

CAUTION: Suspension fasteners are critical parts because they affect performance of vital parts and systems and their failure can result in major service expense. A new part with the same part number must be installed if installation becomes necessary. Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality or substitute design. Torque values must be used as specified during reassembly to make sure of correct retention of these parts.

All vehicles
1. Remove the wheel spindle.

Vehicles equipped with ABS
2. Disconnect the wheel speed harness from the trailing arm clip and position the harness aside.





Vehicles equipped with drum brakes
3. Disconnect the brake tube fitting and remove the clip.
^ To install, tighten to 13 Nm (10 ft. lbs.).





4. Disconnect the parking brake cable.





5. Remove the bolt and remove the parking brake cable from the trailing arm.





Vehicles equipped with brake discs
6. Remove the screw and remove the parking brake cable from the trailing arm.





All vehicles
7. Remove and discard the 2 trailing arm bolts.
^ To install, tighten to 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.).
8. Remove and discard the shock absorber lower bolt.
^ To install, tighten to 103 Nm (76 ft. lbs.).
9. Remove and discard the forward lower arm outboard bolt.
^ To install, tighten to 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.).
10. Remove and discard the rearward lower arm outboard bolt.
^ To install, tighten to 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.).
11. Remove and discard the upper arm outboard bolt and remove the wheel knuckle and trailing arm assembly.
^ To install, tighten to 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.).
12. If necessary, drill out the rivets and remove the brake shield or drum brake assembly.

13. NOTE: Final tightening of the suspension fasteners should be carried out with the vehicle at curb height.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
14. Bleed the brake system.
15. Check and, if necessary, adjust the rear toe.