PERIODIC MAINTENANCE SERVICES > Wheel Bearing
1. Jack-up the front side of vehicle.
2. While holding the front wheel by hand, swing it in and out to check that there is no bearing free play.
3. Loosen the wheel nuts, and remove the front wheel.
4. If the bearing free play exists in step 2) above, attach a dial gauge to hub and measure the looseness in the axial direction.
Service limit:
Straight-ahead position within 0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
5. Remove the bolts and self-locking nuts, and extract transverse link from the front crossmember.
7. While supporting the front drive shaft horizontally with one hand, turn the hub with the other hand to check for noise or binding.
If there is abnormal noise from the hub or it snags, replace the front hub unit.
1. Jack-up the rear side of vehicle.
2. While holding the rear wheel by hand, swing it in and out to check bearing free play.
3. Loosen the wheel nuts, and remove the rear wheel.
4. If the bearing free play exists in step 2) above, attach a dial gauge to hub and measure the looseness in the axial direction.
Service limit:
Straight-ahead position within 0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
6. On AWD models, support the rear drive shaft horizontally with one hand, and turn the hub with the other hand to check for noise or snag.
If there is abnormal noise from the hub or there is snagging, replace the rear hub unit.