Knuckle Replacement - Honda 2002 Accord Manual

Knuckle Replacement
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and make sure it is
securely supported.
2. Remove the wheel nuts and rear wheel.
3. Pull the parking brake lever up.
4. Remove the hub cap (A).
2 2 x 1 . 5 m m 1 2 x 1 . 5 m m
181 N m 1 0 8 N m
(18.5 k g f m , 1 3 4 I b f f t ) ( 1 1 . 0 k g f m , 8 0 I b f f t )
5. Raise the locking tab on the spindle nut (B), then
remove the nut.
6. Release the parking brake lever.
7. Remove the brake drum and the hub/bearing unit.
8. Install the hub/bearing unit in the reverse order of
removal, and pay particular attention to the
following items:
• Wash the bearing and spindle thoroughly in high
flash point solvent before reassembly.
• After tightening, use a drift to stake the spindle
nut shoulder against the spindle.
Special Tools Required
Ball joint remover, 28 m m 07MAC-SL00200
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and make sure it is
securely supported, then remove the rear wheel.
2. Remove the rear brake caliper, the caliper
mounting bracket, and the brake hose mounting
bolt from the rear knuckle (disc brake model) (see
step 7 on page 18-23).
3. Remove the rear brake disc and hub/bearing unit
(disc brake model) (see step 9 on page 18-23) or
brake drum and hub/bearing unit (drum brake
model) (see left column).
4. Remove the cotter pin from the upper ball joint
castle nut, and remove the nut.
5. Separate the upper ball joint from the knuckle
using the special tool (see page 18-9).
6. Remove the A B S sensor from the splash guard
(disc brake model) (see page 19-71).
7. Remove the flange nut (A) from the stabilizer link.
8. Remove the damper lower mount bolt (B), and the
stabilizer link mounting bracket (C).
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