Operation - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

AN
HUB / BEARING
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support vehicle.
(2) Remove wheel and tire assembly.
(3) Remove brake caliper, rotor, and ABS wheel
speed sensor if equipped, (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HY-
DRAULIC/MECHANICAL/ROTORS - REMOVAL).
(4) Remove hub/bearing spindle nut and discard
nut (Fig. 4).
CAUTION: The hub/bearing spindle nut can not be
re-used.
(5) Slide hub/bearing off spindle.
Fig. 4 Hub/Bearing
1 - KNUCKLE
2 - HUB/BEARING
3 - SPINDLE NUT
INSTALLATION
(1) Slide hub/bearing on spindle.
(2) Install new spindle nut and tighten to 251
N·m (185 ft. lbs.).
(3) Install brake rotor, caliper, and ABS wheel
speed sensor if equipped, (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HY-
DRAULIC/MECHANICAL/ROTORS
TION).
(4) Install wheel and tire assembly. (Refer to 22 -
TIRES/WHEELS/WHEELS - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE).
(5) Remove support and lower vehicle.
KNUCKLE
DESCRIPTION
The knuckle is a single casting with legs machined
for the upper and lower ball joints. The knuckle also
has machined mounting locations for the front brake
calipers and hub bearing.

OPERATION

The steering knuckle pivot between the upper and
lower ball joint. Steering linkage attached to the
knuckle allows the vehicle to be steered.
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
(3) Remove disc brake caliper, rotor, shield and
ABS speed sensor, (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HYDRAU-
LIC/MECHANICAL/ROTORS - REMOVAL).
(4) Remove tie-rod from steering knuckle arm,
(Refer to 19 - STEERING/LINKAGE/TIE ROD END -
REMOVAL).
(5) Remove the hub/bearing. (Refer to 2 - SUS-
PENSION/FRONT/HUB / BEARING - REMOVAL).
(6) Remove the shock absorber. (Refer to 2 - SUS-
PENSION/FRONT/SHOCK - REMOVAL).
(7) Install Spring Compressor DD-1278 up through
the lower suspension arm, coil spring and upper
shock mounting hole (Fig. 9).
(8) Tighten the tool lower nut to compress the coil
spring.
(9) Remove the lower ball joint nut and separate
the ball joint from the knuckle with Remover
C-4150A (Fig. 10).
(10) Remove the upper ball joint nut and separate
the ball joint from the knuckle with Remover
MB-991113 (Fig. 5).
CAUTION: When install Remover MB-991113 to sep-
arate the ball joint, be careful not to damage the
ball joint seal.
(11) Remove steering knuckle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position steering knuckle on upper and lower
ball joints and install nuts. Tighten lower nut to 127
N·m (94 ft. lbs.). Tighten upper nut to 81 N·m (60 ft.
lbs.) and install new cotter pins.
- INSTALLA-
(2) Remove the spring compressor.
(3) Install the shock absorber. (Refer to 2 - SUS-
PENSION/FRONT/SHOCK - INSTALLATION).
(4) Install the hub/bearing. (Refer to 2 - SUSPEN-
SION/FRONT/HUB / BEARING - INSTALLATION).
(5) Install ABS speed sensor, brake dust shield,
rotor and caliper, (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HYDRAU-
LIC/MECHANICAL/ROTORS - INSTALLATION).
(6) Install tie rod to steering knuckle arm, (Refer
to 19 - STEERING/LINKAGE/TIE ROD END -
INSTALLATION).
FRONT - 2WD 2 - 9