Acura 2002 RSX Service Manual page 890

18. Wash the knuckle and hub thoroughly in high flash
point solvent before reassembly.
19. Press a new wheel bearing (A) into the knuckle (B)
using the old bearing (C), a steel plate (D), the
special tool, and a press. Place the wheel bearing
on the knuckle with the pack seal side facing (metal
color) toward the inside. Be careful not to damage
the sleeve of the pack seal.
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20. Installthesnap ring (A) securely in the knuckle (B).
lnstall the splash guard (C), and tighten the screws
(D) to the specified torque.
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2 2 . P r e s s a n e w h u b b e a r i n g u n i t ( A ) o n t o t h e h u b ( B )
using the specialtools and a press.
Install the knuckle/hub/hub bearing unit in the
reverse order of removal, and note these ilems:
. Be careful not to damage the ball joint boot when
installing the knuckle.
. Tighten all mounting hardware to the specified
toroue values.
. Torque the castle nut to the lower torque
specification. then tighten it only far enough to
align the slot with the ball joint pin hole. Do not
align the castle nut by loosening it.
.Install a new lock pin on the castle nut after
torquing.
. Use a new spindle nul on reassembly.
. Before installing the new spindle nut, apply a
small amount of engine oil to the seating surface
of the nut. After tightening, use a drift to stake the
spindle nut shoulder against the driveshaft.
. Before installing the brake disc, clean the mating
surface of the front hub and the inside of the
brake disc.
. Before installing the wheel, clean the mating
surface ofthe brake disc and the inside ofthe
wheel.
. Check the front wheel alignment, and adjust it if
necessary (see page 18-4).
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