Honda Accord 2008 Manual page 1373

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Rear Suspension
Knuckle/Hub Bearing Unit Replacement (cont'd)
9. Install the hub bearing unit in the reverse order of
removal, and note these items:
• Use a new O-ring on reassembly.
• After installing the brake caliper, make sure the
clearance between lower arm B and the parking
brake cable is more than 5 mm (3/16 in.).
• Before installing the brake disc, clean the mating
surfaces of the hub bearing unit and the brake
disc.
• Before installing the wheel, clean the mating
surfaces of the brake disc and the inside of the
wheel.
• Check the wheel alignment, and adjust it if
necessary (see page 18-5).
18-40
Knuckle Replacement
1. Remove the hub bearing unit.
2. Remove the splash guard (A).
A
3. Remove the lock pin (A) from the upper arm ball
joint, then remove the castle nut (B).
NOTE: During installation, install the lock pin as
shown after tightening the new nut.
B
14 x 1.5 mm
−
69 78 N·m
−
(7.0 8.0 kgf·m,
A
51 58 lbf·ft) −
Replace.
4. Disconnect the upper arm ball joint from the
knuckle using the ball joint remover (see page
18-11).
NOTE:
• Be careful not to damage the boll joint boot when
installing the remover.
• During installation, to connect the ball joint, raise
the suspension with a jack (see step 6 on page
18-43).
6 x 1.0 mm
9.8 N·m
(1.0 kgf·m, 7.2 lbf·ft)
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