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.| caution | Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed. |
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| note | Stacked area is approximately 20.5 mm (0.81 in) (A) of wheel hub lock nut . |
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| note | Use suitable puller, if wheel hub and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure. |
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.| note | Do not remove the electric oil pump bracket from the front suspension member. |
and the EV oil cooler hose clip
on the left side of the front suspension member
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to lower the front suspension member
by approximately 15 mm (0.6 in). Refer to Exploded View
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.| caution | Be sure to keep the following procedure because steering knuckle may be damaged when you enlarge the gap of steering knuckle too much. |
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| Enlarged limit (B) = gap (A) + 2.5 mm (0.098 in) |
| note | Standard of gap: 6.9 ± 0.5 mm (0.272 ± 0.020 in) |
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from wheel hub, using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool) (A). | caution |
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as shown in the figure to install the hub bolts
by using the tightening force of the nut
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| caution | Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface. |
of wheel side joint part of drive shaft.| caution | Apply grease to cover entire flat surface of wheel side joint part of drive shaft. |
| Amount grease | 1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz) |
| caution | Never overlap drive shaft stacked area and hub bolts . |
![]() | : 240.0 – 270.0 N·m (24.5 – 27.6 kg-m, 177.1 – 199.1 ft-lb) |
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| note | Wheel hub lock nut tightening torque does not over torque for avoiding axle noise, and does not less than torque for avoiding looseness. |
| note | Use the following range for stacking the wheel hub lock nut . |
| A | : 6.2 mm (0.244 in) |
| B | : 26.4 – 27.8 mm (1.039 – 1.094 in) |
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| caution | Be sure to remove lubricants if lubricant has been used to separate the connection of strut assembly and steering knuckle. |