Rear Knuckle: Service and Repair

Wheel Knuckle

Special Service Tools






Halfshaft remover/replacer

204-506/1(LRT-60-030/1)





Halfshaft remover/replacer

204-506/2(LRT-60-030/2)





Halfshaft remover/replacer

204-506/3(LRT-60-030/3)





Retainers - halfshaft remover/replacer

204-506/5(LRT-60-030/5)





Halfshaft installer adapter

204-506-01(LRT-60-030/4)

Removal
1
WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.
Raise and support the vehicle.
2 Remove the wheels and tires.




3 Loosen the halfshaft retaining nut.
4 Remove the brake disc. For additional information, refer to Brake Disc Rear Brake Disc




5 Release the parking brake cable.
- Disconnect the parking brake cable from the brake shoe lever.
- Disconnect the parking brake cable from the backplate.
- Release the cable from the lower arm.




6 Release the wheel speed sensor from the wheel knuckle.




7 Disconnect the toe link.
- Remove and discard the bolt.
8 Remove the halfshaft retaining nut.




9
CAUTION: Make sure the ball joint seal is not damaged. A damaged seal will lead to the premature failure of the joint.
Release the knuckle from the lower arm.
- Remove the bolt.





10
CAUTION: Do not use a hammer to detach the halfshaft from the hub assembly, failure to follow this instruction may result in damage to the halfshaft.
Using the special tools, release the halfshaft from the wheel hub.





11
CAUTION: Make sure the ball joint seal is not damaged. A damaged seal will lead to the premature failure of the joint.
Disconnect the upper arm from the wheel knuckle.
- Mark the position of the bolt in relation to the upper arm.
- Remove the nut and bolt.
- Discard the nut.

12
CAUTION: Make sure the ball joint seal is not damaged. A damaged seal will lead to the premature failure of the joint.
Remove the wheel knuckle.

Installation
1 Clean the components.
2
CAUTION: Make sure the ball joint seal is not damaged. A damaged seal will lead to the premature failure of the joint.
Install the wheel knuckle.
- Locate the halfshaft.
3 Connect the upper arm and wheel knuckle.
- Align the bolt to the marks made previously.
- Install a new nut and tighten to 133 Nm (98 lb.ft).




4 Using the special tools, install the halfshaft in the wheel hub.
5
CAUTION: Install the halfshaft nut finger tight.
Install a new halfshaft retaining nut and lightly tighten.
6
CAUTION: Make sure the ball joint seal is not damaged. A damaged seal will lead to the premature failure of the joint.
Connect the lower arm to the wheel knuckle.
- Tighten the nut and bolt to 175 Nm (129 lb.ft).
7 Connect the toe link.
- Tighten the new bolt to 175 Nm (129 lb.ft).
8 Install the wheel speed sensor.
- Tighten the bolt to 9 Nm (7 lb.ft).
9 Locate the parking brake cable to the backplate.
- Connect the cable to the brake shoe lever.
- Tighten the coupling to 8 Nm (6 lb.ft).
- Secure the parking brake cable to the lower arm.

10 Install the brake disc. For additional information, refer to Brake Disc Rear Brake Disc

11
CAUTION: Do not use air tools to install the nut. Failure to follow this instruction may result in damage to the component.
Tighten the halfshaft retaining nut to 350 Nm (258 lb.ft).
- Stake the nut to the halfshaft.

12 Install the wheels and tires.
- Tighten the wheel nuts to 140 Nm (103 lb.ft).

13 Carry out the wheel alignment procedure.