OEM Jeep Liberty Steering Knuckle

Jeep Liberty Steering Knuckle Parts and Q&A

• Knuckle, Front Passenger Side
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  Q: How to Service and Repair a Steering Knuckle on Jeep Liberty?

  A:

  Before you service or repair the steering knuckle, lift the vehicle and then remove the tire and wheel assembly. After that, detach the caliper adapter while making sure it holds the Brake Caliper safely in place so the brake hose remains undamaged. Take out the disc brake rotor first and then the wheel speed sensor. For vehicles with four-wheel drive, you'll need to take out the nut of the axle shaft and afterward the caliper and bearing attached to the strut. First, remove the outer Tie Rod End from the steering knuckle, after that take out the lower Ball Joint nut and use tool C-4150A to divide the lower ball joint from the suspension arm. With the nut gone, use tool C-4150A to first disconnect the upper ball joint from the knuckle before taking it out of the vehicle. Lift the vehicle and place the knuckle back onto it. Next, place the upper ball joint nut and tighten to 81 Nm (60 ft. lbs.), then install and tighten the lower ball joint nut to the same torque. Fit your outer tie rod end to the steering knuckle, add the hub or bearing, put on the axle shaft nut and tighten it to 135 Nm (96 ft. lbs.) if you have a four-wheel drive. Replace the wheel speed sensor, disc brake rotor, caliper adapter and reinstall the tire and wheel assembly. End by wheel aligning.
• Knuckle, Front Driver Side
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  Q: How to Install a Steering Knuckle on Jeep Liberty?

  A:

  First, fix the steering knuckle to the vehicle before you do anything else. Afterward, attach the upper Ball Joint using a nut that you must tighten to 81 Nm (60 ft.lbs.) and then move to the lower ball joint, secure it with a nut of the same tightness. After that, connect the outer Tie Rod End to the steering knuckle and mount the hub/bearing next. For a four-wheel drive vehicle, tighten the axle shaft nut to 135 Nm (96 ft.lbs.). Then, attach the wheel speed sensor, connect the disc brake rotor and set up the caliper adapter. Following that, insert the tire and wheel into the vehicle and align them.