Drain the transmission fluid
Place the vehicle on a two-post lift
Removing the front wheel trim covers
Loosen the hub nuts and mounting bolts wheels
Raise the front of the car
Remove the front wheels
Disconnect the wiring harness connectors from the wheel speed sensors
Disconnect the steering rods from the steering knuckles
Loosen the shock strut mounting nuts and unscrew them to the end of the thread, but do not remove them.
Disconnect the ball joint from the steering knuckle by pressing the lower control arm down, overcoming the resistance of the stabilizer bar.
Move the shock strut slightly to the side, while simultaneously removing the outer CV joint from the hub.
Completely loosen the hub nuts and remove them.
If the joint is difficult to remove from the hub, tap it out with a hammer through a wooden spacer.
Using a pry bar, press the inner joint tangs out of the differential axle gears and remove the drives.
To install the drives, first insert the splined tang of the outer joint housing into the wheel hub and screw on the hub nut, without tightening it all the way.
Then insert the splined tang of the inner joint housing into the axle seal and slightly rotate the drive shaft so that the splines align with the pinion and the joint.
Using sharp movements of the shock strut and the knuckle, press the drive into the gear axle shafts until the drive is secured with a retaining ring.
Install the wheel and tighten the nuts until they stop, without tightening them completely.
Remove the vehicle from the supports and place it on the wheels, and tighten the hub nut.
Tighten to the specified torque:
- – wheel mounting bolts (110 Nm);
- – hub nut (280 Nm);
- – tie rod end ball joint pin retaining nut (37 Nm);
- – control arm ball joint pin retaining nut (62 Nm);
After installing all parts, fill the gearbox with oil.
To remove the front wheel drive intermediate shaft support, you must:
- Unscrew the three mounting bolts and move the support away from the engine crankcase;
- Remove the front wheel drive.
After installing the right drive, tighten the support mounting bolts.
Tighten to the specified torque:
- – nut anti-roll bar strut ball joint pin fastening (44 Nm);
- – intermediate support fastening bolts (44 Nm).
- – shock absorber strut mount fastening bolts (21 Nm);
- – steering knuckle to mount fastening bolts (72 Nm);
- – suspension arm ball joint pin fastening nut (100 Nm);
- – brake caliper guide pin fastening bolts (170 Nm);
- – anti-roll bar strut ball joint pin fastening nut (44 Nm);
- – tie rod end ball joint pin fastening nut (37 Nm);
- – hub nut (280 Nm);
- – wheel bolts (130 Nm).
Fill the gearbox with oil and bring it up to the correct level.