First, put the vehicle up on support stands and remove the nuts that secure the wheel to the wheel mount. After that, remove the cotter pin, lock nut and spring washer from the hub nut. While someone steps on the brakes to stop the hub, take away the hub nut and washer from the axle half shaft. After taking off the
Brake Rotor, loose the screw on the wheel sensor and pull it, together with its heat shield, away from the knuckle. Remove the outer tie rod's attaching nut by holding the tie rod stud with a wrench and unscrewing the nut. Carefully use Remover MB991113 to remove the
Tie Rod End from the knuckle and then get rid of the outer tie rod and heat shield. Remove the retaining nut holding the ball joint stud, but do not rotate the assembly-to-knuckle attaching bolts when you do this. With the bolts' heads held down, remove the nuts from the bolts joining the strut to the knuckle. Use a pin punch to remove the bolts. Slowly pry apart the ball joint stud and the knuckle, while making sure that you leave the ball joint seal in place. Maintain hold on the halfshaft so the inner CV joint doesn't separate, then depress the knuckle onto the splines and carefully take it out of the vehicle. If the steering knuckle does not arrive with a wheel bearing, install a new bearing into the knuckle before putting anything else in. Wheel bearings don't last after being removed, so never attempt to reuse one.