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Wheel Hub / Bearing / Oil Seal Removal and Installation
Removal
1) Hoist vehicle and remove wheel.
2) Remove brake caliper carrier bolts and suspend caliper (1).
CAUTION:
During removal, be careful not to damage brake flexible hose and not to depress brake pedal.
3) Remove ABS wheel sensor (if equipped with ABS).
4) Remove brake disc.
NOTE:
If brake disc can not be removed by hand, remove it using 8 mm bolts.
5) Remove front wheel bearing lock nut as follows.
For 2WD model
a) Remove hub cap.
b) Remove front wheel bearing lock plate (1) by loosening 4 screws (2).
For 4WD model
a) Remove air locking hub assembly (1).
b) Remove front axle shaft circlip and wheel spindle thrust washer.
c) Uncaulk front wheel bearing lock nut.
1. Wheel hub
6) Remove front wheel bearing lock nut by using special tool.
Special Tool
(A) : 09944–77020 (For 4WD)
(A) : 09951–16050 (For 2WD)
7) Remove front wheel bearing washer.
8) Remove wheel hub complete (1) with bearings (2) and oil seal (4).
3. Circlip
NOTE:
If wheel hub can not be removed by hand, use special tools as shown.
Special Tool
(A) : 09943–35511 or 09943-35512
(B) : 09942–15510
9) Remove sensor rotor from wheel hub as shown (if equipped with ABS).
CAUTION:
Pull out sensor rotor from wheel hub gradually and evenly.
Attempt to pull it out partially may cause it to be deformed.
1. Sensor rotor 3. Vise
2. Wheel hub 4. Flat end rod
10) Remove wheel bearing oil seal and circlip.
11) Using hydraulic press (1) and special tool remove wheel bearing (2).
Special Tool
(A) : 09913–75520
12) Remove hub bolts from hub.
Installation
Reference: Wheel Bearing Inspection:Front
1) Insert new stud in hub hole. Rotate stud slowly to assure serrations are aligned with those made by original bolt.
1. Oil hydraulic press 2. Hub bolt
2) Using special tool, press-fit wheel bearing (3) until its end contacts stepped surface of wheel hub (4).
CAUTION:
Press-fit wheel bearing (3) vertically to hub (4).
Special Tool
(A) : 09944–78210
1. Oil hydraulic press 2. Steel plate
3) Install bearing circlip.
4) Drive in wheel bearing oil seal (1) by using special tools.
Special Tool
(A) : 09944–66010
(C) : 09924–74510
5) Apply lithium grease to lip portion and hollow of oil seal (1).
NOTE:
Amount of grease applied to hollow in oil seal (1) should be more than 60% of its vacant space.
“A” : Grease 99000–25010 ( SUZUKI Super Grease A )
2. Wheel hub
6) Install sensor rotor (3) as shown (if equipped with ABS).
NOTE:
• Pipe (2) used here should have inner diameter of 90 mm (3.55 in.) – 96 mm (3.77 in.) and its outside should not contact teeth of sensor rotor (3).
• Use care not to insert wheel hub (4) diagonally.
1. Steel plate 5. Hydraulic press
7) Apply lithium grease inside wheel bearing thin.
“A” : Grease 99000–25010 ( SUZUKI Super Grease A )
8) Install wheel hub complete with bearings and oil seal onto front wheel spindle.
9) Install bearing washer.
10) Tighten wheel bearing lock nut to specified torque while turning wheel hub by hand.
Special Tool
(A) : 09944–77020 (For 4WD)
(A) : 09951–16050 (For 2WD)
Tightening torque
Wheel bearing lock nut ( a ): 220 N·m ( 22.0 kg-m, 160 lb-ft)
11) Install hub cap (for 2WD model) or air locking hub assembly (for 4WD model) as follows.
For 2WD model
a) Using lock plate (1), 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
Wheel bearing lock washer screw ( a ): 1.5 N·m ( 0.15 kg-m, 1.0 lb-ft)
b) Remove grease, old sealant and dusts from mating surfaces of hub cap (1) and wheel hub (2) to clean, apply water tight sealant to hub cap mating surface evenly, and install hub cap (1) to wheel hub (2).
NOTE:
• When installing hub cap (1), hammer lightly several locations on the collar of cap until collar comes closely into contact with wheel hub (2).
• If fitting part of cap is deformed or damaged or if it is fitted loosely, replace with new one.
“A” : Sealant 99000–31090 ( SUZUKI sealing compound 366E )
For 4WD model
a) Caulk front wheel bearing lock nut at groove of spindle.
b) Apply lithium grease thinly to both surface, all around of front spindle thrust washer (1).
“A” : Grease 99000–25010 ( SUZUKI Super Grease A )
c) Install front axle shaft circlip (1) and apply thin coat of grease to spline part of axle shaft.
NOTE:
When installing circlip (1) to front axle shaft, utilize screw hole in axle shaft to pull it out and bring large diameter (2) of circlip at right as shown.
“A” : Grease 99000–25010 ( SUZUKI Super Grease A )
d) Clean mating surface of air locking hub and wheel hub. Install air locking hub assembly to wheel hub and tighten bolts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Air locking hub bolt ( a ): 48 N·m ( 4.8 kg-m, 35.0 lb-ft)
12) Install ABS wheel sensor (if equipped with ABS).
13) Install brake disc and caliper assembly.
Tighten carrier bolts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Brake caliper carrier bolt ( a ): 85 N·m ( 8.5 kg-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
14) Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nut ( a ): 100 N·m ( 10.2 kg-m, 74.0 lb-ft)
15) Lower hoist.
16) Check air locking hub for air leakage, refer to 4WD Control System Check:Front (for 4WD).