Chrysler 1997 Stratus Convertible RHD Service Manual page 52

HUB AND BEAR- BRAKING DISC ING NUT LOCK STUB
2 - 30 SUSPENSION
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 75 Front Stub Axle Nut And Washer
Fig. 76 Torquing Front Hub Nut
Fig. 77 Installing Spring Washer, Nut Lock And
Cotter Pin
(17) Set front Toe on vehicle to required specifica-
tion. Use procedure listed under Wheel Alignment, in
the Front Suspension Service Procedures section of
this service manual.
AXLE TORQUE WRENCH WASHER "PULL" HUB COTTER PIN THROUGH HUB NUT "WRAP" TIGHT AND CALIPER STEERING KNUCKLE GUIDE PIN BOLTS ASSEMBLY
WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS
CAUTION: If a wheel mounting stud needs to be
replaced in the hub and bearing assembly the studs
CAN NOT be hammered out of the hub flange. If a
stud is removed by hammering it out of the bearing
flange, damage to the hub and bearing assembly
will occur leading to premature bearing failure.
The following procedure and special tools shown
MUST be used when replacing wheel attaching
studs.
The hub and bearing assembly does not require
removal from the steering knuckle to replace wheel
attaching studs in the hub and bearing assembly.
REMOVE
(1) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(2) Remove the front wheel and tire assembly from
the vehicle.
(3) Remove front disc brake caliper to steering
knuckle attaching bolts (Fig. 78).
Fig. 78 Brake Caliper Attaching Bolts
(4) Remove disc brake caliper assembly from steer-
ing knuckle. Caliper is removed by first lifting bot-
tom of caliper away from steering knuckle, and then
removing top of caliper out from under steering
knuckle (Fig. 79).
(5) Support brake caliper/adapter assembly using a
wire hook and not by hydraulic hose (Fig. 80).
(6) Remove the rotor from the front hub (Fig. 81).
(7) Install a lug nut on the wheel stud to be
removed from the hub/bearing assembly, (Fig. 82) so
threads on stud are even with end of lug nut. Rotate
hub so stud requiring removal is aligned with notch
cast into front of steering knuckle. Install Remover,
DISC BRAKE CALI- PER ASSEMBLY
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