Cars with steel wheels
2. Remove the wheel cap or center cover. Remove the black plastic cover (if available) from the end of the drive shaft, remove the shaft nut pin. Remove the locking ring and soft pad. Loosen the shaft nut, but do not unscrew it completely.
3. Loosen the wheel nuts, lift
8. Open the hood, loosen the three nuts of the upper mounting of the suspension strut by 1-2 turns.
9. Unscrew the three nuts from the bottom of the hub fastening element, remove the fastening plate, and sharply pull the hub fastening element out of the grooves of the drive shaft.
10. Unscrew the two nuts and bolts securing the hub element to the suspension strut, remove the hub fastening element.
11. Remove and replace the hub and bearings, if necessary, as described in Chapter 4 of this Section.
12. Remove and replace the lower control arm ball joint if required as described in Chapter 5 of this Section.
13. The brake disc shield can be removed only after the hub and bearings have been removed. Mark the location of the shield relative to the fastener before removal.
14. Do not tighten the steering gear lock bolt unless necessary. If the hub bolt or fastener has been replaced, tighten the bolt to the specified length (see Fig. 10.42), tighten the locknut, install the plastic cap and (where available) pin. After lowering the vehicle to the ground, check the maximum steering angles of the front wheels.
Pic. 10.4. Front hub and bearings: 1. Hub fastening element; 2. Lock nut; 3. Plastic cap; 4. Steering column lock bolt; 5. Brake disc; 6. Hub; 7. Wheel stand; 8. Wheel bearing assembly; 9. Retaining ring; 10. Internal seal with grease; 11. External seal with grease; 12. Ball joint of the lower arm; 13. Anti-dust rubber cap of the ball joint; 14. Metal gasket; 15. Locking ring; 16. Soft pad; 17. Black plastic cover, (if available); 18. Pin; 19. Drive shaft nut; 20. Brake disc shield; 21. Pin (if available); 22. Nut; 23. Clamp bolt; 24. Suspension strut; 25. Lower arm ball joint mounting plate; 26. Lower suspension arm; 27. Pin; 28. Ball joint lock nut; 29. Nut
15. When assembling, install the hub fastener to the suspension strut, insert two bolts with their heads first, tighten the lock nuts with the tightening torque specified in the Specifications.
16. Paste (if it was removed) ball joint of the lower suspension arm to the hub fastener, insert the hub fastener assembly into the grooves of the drive shaft, install the ball joint mounting plate, tighten the three nuts with the tightening torque specified in the Specifications.
17. Tighten the suspension strut upper mounting nuts to the torque specified in Specifications.
18. Install the outer tie rod ball joint to the hub fastener, tighten the lock nut to the torque specified in the Specifications and install the new pin.
19. Install the brake disc on the hub, remove the spacer between the brake pads, and install the brake caliper. Tighten the two bolts to the torque specified in Specifications.
20. Install the metal spacer and drive shaft nut, then the wheel and lower the vehicle. Tighten the drive shaft nut to the torque specified in Specifications, install the soft spacer and locking ring.
21. On cars with steel wheels, install a new pin, then install the wheel cap or center cap; don't forget to install the black plastic cover (if available).
22. On vehicles with alloy wheels, jack up the vehicle and remove the wheel so that a new driveshaft nut pin can be installed. Install the black plastic cover (if available). Install the wheel and center cap, lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts to the torque specified in Specifications.
23. It may be necessary to adjust the wheel toe and maximum steering angles.