Front

REMOVAL
1. Remove the front wheel.
2. Remove the brake caliper.





3. Remove the flange and do the following.
a. Using a screwdriver and hammer, remove the grease cap from the flange.
b. Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
c. Loosen the 6 mounting nuts.
d. Using a brass bar and hammer, tap on the 6 bolts heads and remove the cone washers, plate washers and nuts.
e. Remove the flange.
f. Remove the gasket.





4. Remove the axle hub with disc and do the following.
a. Using a screwdriver, release the lock washer.
b. Using the 09607 - 60020 Special Service Tool (SST), remove the lock nut.
c. Remove the lock washer.
d. Using the 09607 - 60020 SST, remove the adjusting nut and thrust washer.
e. Remove the hub and disc together with the outer bearing.





5. Remove the oil seal and inner bearing.
a. Using the 09308 - 00010 SST, remove the oil seal.
b. Remove the inner bearing from the hub.
6. Inspect the bearings and clean the 2 bearings and outer races and inspect them for wear or damage.
7. Replace the bearing outer races by performing the following.





a. Using a brass bar and hammer, remove the 2 bearing outer races.





b. Using the SST's listed below, and a hammer, carefully install 2 new bearing outer races.

SST's
- Outside: 09950 - 60020 (09951 - 00720), 09950-70010 (09951 -07150).
- Inside: 09950 - 60020 (09951 - 00810), 09950 - 70010 (09951 - 07150).





8. Replace the hub bolts by performing the following.
a. Place matchmarks on the axle hub and disc.
b. Remove the 6 bolts and disc from the axle hub.
c. Install the nut to the hub bolt.
d. Using an extension bar and press, remove the hub bolt.
e. Using an extension bar and press, install a new hub bolt.





f. Align the matchmarks on the axle hub and disc.
g. Install and torque the 6 bolts to 74 Nm (51 ft. lbs.).





INSTALLATION
1. Pack the bearings with MP grease and do the following.
a. Place MP grease on the palm of your hand.
b. Pack grease into the bearing until the grease oozes out from the other side then perform the same around the bearing circumference.

2. Coat the inside of hub with MP grease.
3. Install the inner bearing and oil seal and do the following.
a. Place the inner bearing into the hub.





b. Using the 09950 - 60020 (09951 - 00910) Special Service Tools (SSTs), install a new oil seal into the hub.
c Coat the oil seal lip with MP grease.
4. Install the axle hub with disc to spindle by performing the following.
a. Place the axle hub with disc to the spindle.
b. Install the outer bearing.
c. Install the thrust washer.

5. Adjust the preload by performing the following.
a. Using the 09607 - 60020 SST, torque the adjusting nut to 59 Nm (43 ft. lbs.).
b. Turn the hub right and left 2 or 3 times.
c. Using the 09607 - 60020 SST, torque the adjusting nut to 59 Nm (43 ft. lbs.).
d. Loosen the nut until it can be turned by hand.
e. Using the 09607 - 6002 SST, torque the adjusting nut again to 5.4 Nm (48 inch lbs.).

NOTE: Check that the bearing has no play.





f. Using a spring tension gauge, measure the preload. The starting preload should be 28 - 56 N (6.4 - 12.6 lbs.).
6. Install the lock washer and lock nut and do the following.
a. Install a new lock washer and lock nut.
b. Using the 09607 - 60020 SST, torque the lock nut to 64 Nm (47 ft. lbs.).
c. Check that axle hub turns smoothly and that the bearing has no play.
d. Using a spring tension gauge, check the preload, the starting measurements should be 28 - 56 N (6.4 - 12.6 lbs.). If it is not within the specification, adjust it with the adjusting nut after removing the lock washer and lock nut.





e. Secure the lock nut by bending one of the lock washer teeth inward and the other lock washer teeth outward.
7. Install a new flange.
a. Place a new gasket in position on the axle hub.
b. Apply MP grease to the inner flange splines.
c. Install the flange to the axle hub.
d. Install the 6 cone washers, plate washers and nuts.
e. Torque the 6 nuts to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.).
f. Install the bolt in the axle shaft and pull it out.





g. Using a snap ring expander, install a new snap ring.
h. Remove the bolt.
i. Coat inside of the cap with MP grease.
j. Install the cap to the flange.
8. Install the brake caliper.
9. Install the front wheel and tighten accordingly.
- Steel Wheel: 147 Nm (109 ft. lbs.).
- Aluminum Wheel: 103 Nm (76 ft. lbs.).
10. Bleed the brake line.