For wheel bearing service and repair on a front-wheel drive car, begin by raising it and taking both the wheel and tire off. After that, remove the
Brake Drum or caliper and rotor from the hub and bearing. If antilock brakes are fitted, first take out the secondary (yellow) retaining clip at the back of the wheel speed sensor head, push up the metal clip to release it when it hits the top face and finally pull the sensor head backwards to remove it. Loose the bolts that hold the hub and bearing to the rear axle. If corrosion is stopping you from removing the hub and bearing by hand, use Remover, Special Tool 8458, by first unscrewing the two outboard spring plate bolts, threading in the two Threaded Guide Pins and attaching the Screw Mount, Special Tool 8458-2, so that the number faces the hub and bearing. Set the Push Plate, Special Tool 8458-1, onto one end of the Threaded Guide Pins, brush a tiny amount of grease onto the Push Plate in the dimple and put Screw Mount Special Tool 8458-3 through from behind. Screw down the Forcing Screw onto the dimple on the Push Plate to press the hub and bearing out of the axle, remove the tool and then install the two outboard spring plate bolts, tightening them to 102 Nm (75 ft. lbs.). After unbolting the hub and bearing from the rear axle and brake support plate, bolter the 4 hub and bearing to axle mounting bolts through the holes in the rear axle and then install the rear brake support plate over the mounting bolts. Position the rear hub and bearing along the bolts, insert the bolts and tighten them across opposite bolts to 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.). If your vehicle relies on antilock brakes, make certain that the wheel speed sensor is clean and dry as you install them. If the metal sensor retaining clip isn't in the neutral spot, put it in from below and keep pushing until it clicks into place. Set the wheel speed sensor at the back of the hub and the bearing, with the index tab right over the notch and then push it in until it catches the metal clip. Finally, snap the secondary (yellow) retaining clip into place over the wheel speed sensor head, install the brake drum or disc brake rotor and
Brake Caliper and the wheel and tire, putting the wheel nuts in and tightening them to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.). Check and adjust the rear brakes, lower your vehicle and use it for a test drive to see if the brakes work properly.