Hub / Bearing Removal - Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual

2 - 30 FRONT - LINK/COIL
HUB / BEARING
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
(3) Remove the hub extension mounting nuts and
remove the extension from the rotor if equipped (Fig.
1).
Fig. 1 Hub Extension
1 - HUB EXTENSION
2 - HUB
(4) Remove the brake caliper, (Refer to 5 -
BRAKES/HYDRAULIC/MECHANICAL/DISC
BRAKE CALIPERS - REMOVAL).
(5) Remove the cotter pin and the hub nut from
the axle shaft (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2 Hub Nut Cotter Pin
1 - HUB NUT
2 - COTTER PIN
(6) Disconnect the ABS wheel speed sensor wire
from under the hood. Remove the sensor wire from
the frame and steering knuckle if equipped.
(7) Back off the hub/bearing mounting bolts 1/4
inch each (Fig. 3). Then tap the bolts with a hammer
to loosen the hub/bearing from the steering knuckle.
(8) Remove the hub/bearing mounting bolts and
remove the hub/bearing.
Fig. 3 Hub/Bearing Mounting Bolts
1 - SOCKET AND EXTENSION
2 - ROTOR AND HUB
3 - STEERING KNUCKLE
(9) Remove the rotor assembly (Fig. 4), brake
shield and spacer from the steering knuckle.
Fig. 4 Rotor Hub/Bearing Assembly
1 - ROTOR AND HUB
2 - UNIT BEARING ASSEMBLY
3 - SEAL
(10) Press out the wheel studs/hub extension studs
and separate the rotor from the hub (Fig. 5).
(11) Remove the wheel speed sensor (Fig. 6) from
the hub bearing if equipped.
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