Wheel Hub: Service and Repair
REMOVAL1. Hoist vehicle and remove wheel.
2. Remove caliper bolts and suspend caliper.
3. Remove brake disc.
NOTE: If brake disc can not be removed by hand, use 8 mm bolts as shown.
4. Remove hub cap.
5. Remove front wheel bearing lock plate by loosening 4 screws.
6. Remove front wheel bearing lock nut by using special tool.
Special Tool (A): 09951-16050 or equivalent.
7. Remove front wheel bearing washer.
8. Remove wheel hub complete with bearings and oil seals.
NOTE: If wheel hub can not be removed by hand, use special tools as shown.
Special Tool:
(B): 09943-35511
(C): 09942-15510 or equivalents.
9. Remove wheel bearing oil seal.
10. Remove bearing circlip.
11. Remove bearing outer race.
12. Remove hub bolts from hub.
INSTALLATION
1. Insert new stud in hub hole. Rotate stud slowly to assure serrations are aligned with those made by original bolt.
2. Using special tools, press-fit bearing outer race until its end contacts stepped surface of wheel hub.
Special Tool:
(D): 09944-68210
(E): 09924-74510 or equivalents.
NOTE:
^ As front wheel bearing is cassette type double taper roller bearing, it must be replaced as whole unit when replacement becomes necessary.
^ Cassette type double taper roller bearing is so designed as to provide proper pre-load as long as it is tightened to specified torque. Therefore, it requires no pre-load check after installation, unlike conventional taper roller bearing.
^ Apply wheel bearing grease between bearings.
"A": Grease 99000-25010 or equivalent.
3. Install bearing circlip.
4. Drive in wheel bearing oil seal by using special tools.
Special Tool:
(F): 09944-66010
(G): 09924-74510 or equivalents.
5. Apply lithium grease to lip portion and hollow of oil seal.
"A": Grease 99000-25010
NOTE: Amount of grease applied to hollow in oil seal should be more than 60% of its vacant space.
6. Apply lithium grease inside wheel bearing thin.
"A": Grease 99000-25010
7. Install wheel hub complete with bearings and oil seals onto front wheel spindle.
8. Install bearing washer.
9. While turning wheel hub by hand, tighten wheel bearing lock nut to specified torque.
Special Tool (A): 09951-16050 or equivalent.
Tightening Torque (a): 210 Nm (152.0 ft. lbs.)
10. Using lock plate, lock bearing lock nut. If lock screw hole is not aligned with screw hole in lock nut, turn lock nut in tightening direction till they align.
Tightening Torque (b): 1.5 Nm (13 inch lbs.)
11. Remove grease, old sealant and dusts from mating surfaces of hub cap and hub to clean, apply water tight sealant to cap mating surface evenly, and install cap to hub.
"A": Sealant 99000-31090 or equivalent.
12. Install brake disc and caliper assembly.
Tightening Torque (c): 85 Nm (61.5 ft. lbs.)
13. Install wheel.