Chrysler PT Cruiser Service & Repair Manual page 37

PT
KNUCKLE (Continued)
(4) Install the Bearing Splitter, Special Tool 1130,
between the hub and the bearing retainer plate as
shown (Fig. 9). Absence of the three wheel mounting
studs allows the bearing splitter to be installed
behind the flange. Hand tighten the nuts to hold
bearing splitter in place on steering knuckle.
Fig. 9 Bearing Splitter Properly Installed
1 - KNUCKLE
(5) Place the steering knuckle face down in an
arbor press supported by the bearing splitter as
shown (Fig. 10).
Fig. 10 Steering Knuckle Positioned In Press
1 - PRESS RAM
2 - HUB
(6) Position Remover/Installer, Special Tool 6644-2,
on the small end of the hub (Fig. 10). Using the arbor
press, remove the hub from the wheel bearing. The
bearing race will normally come out of the wheel
bearing with the hub as it is pressed out of the bear-
ing.
(7) Remove the bearing splitter from the steering
knuckle.
(8) Remove the three bolts mounting the bearing
retainer plate to the steering knuckle (Fig. 11).
Remove the bearing retainer plate from the steering
knuckle.
Fig. 11 Wheel Bearing Retainer Plate
1 - NOTCH
2 - BOLTS
3 - BEARING RETAINER PLATE
(9) Place the steering knuckle back in the arbor
press face down as shown (Fig. 12). The press sup-
port blocks must not obstruct the bearing while it is
being pressed out of the steering knuckle.
(10) Place Remover/Installer,
MB-990799 on the outer race of the wheel bearing
(Fig. 12). Press the wheel bearing out of the steering
knuckle.
Fig. 12 Wheel Bearing Removal
1 - PRESS RAM
(11) Remove the bearing race that is still pressed
onto the hub. To do so, install Bearing Splitter, Spe-
cial Tool 1130, between the hub flange and the bear-
ing race (Fig. 13). Place the hub, bearing race and
bearing splitter in an arbor press as shown (Fig. 13).
FRONT SUSPENSION
Special
2 - 9
Tool