The front wheel drives are removed for replacement if damaged or to replace the hinges and their covers
In addition, the front wheel drives may need to be removed to gain access to other units
The internal hinges of the front wheel drives are different in design, so the left and right drives are partially removed using different methods, described separately for each drive.
To remove the left front wheel drive, do the following.
Remove the crankcase protection.
Drain the gearbox oil.
Remove the left front wheel trim.
Loosen the hub nut and wheel bolts.
When loosening the hub nut, the vehicle must be on the ground; loosen and tighten the wheel bolts only with the vehicle on the ground.
Put the parking brake on the vehicle, place chocks under the rear wheels, and raise the front of the vehicle to secure stands. Remove the front wheel.
If your vehicle is equipped with an anti-lock braking system (ABS), disconnect the harness connector from the wheel speed sensor.
Disconnect the left tie rod from the swing arm.
Loosen the strut mounting nut and unscrew the nut to the end of the thread, but do not remove it.
Disconnect the ball joint from the steering knuckle by pressing the lower arm down and overcoming the elastic resistance of the anti-roll bar.
Move the shock absorber strut a little to the side, while removing the shank of the external constant-velocity joint from the hub
If you cannot remove the pivot shank by hand, knock it out of the hub with light hammer blows through a spacer made of soft metal or wood.
Make sure that the drive shaft does not come out of the side gear, this may cause the rollers of the joint to fall into the gearbox housing.
Remove the three bolts securing the drive inner joint boot holder to the gearbox housing
Remove the inner joint from the grooves of the side gear and remove the drive.
When removing the hinge from the side gear, check with your hand how tightly the rollers sit on the pins of the three-pin hub of the hinge.
In the event of a sluggish ride, remove the drive carefully so as not to drop the rollers into the gearbox housing.
Be careful when reinstalling the drive.
Install the left front wheel drive and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.
After installing all the parts, fill the gearbox with oil.
Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts until they stop, without completely tightening them.
Put the vehicle on its wheels, off the supports, and tighten the hub nut.
Finally tighten the hub nut with the vehicle on the ground, tightening the nut to 280 Nm (28 kgf/m). It is strictly forbidden to move the car with a loose hub nut in order to avoid damage to the hub bearing cage.
Do not reuse hub nuts.
Tighten the wheel bolts.
Install the wheel cover.
Removing the right front wheel drive
To remove the right front wheel drive, do the following:
Follow steps 1~9 on the right side of the vehicle that you performed on the left side to remove drive the left front wheel (see above).
Slide the inner joint housing off the side gear splined shank and remove the right front wheel drive from the vehicle.
Install the right front wheel drive and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.
Before installing the drive, apply MOLYKOTE BR2 grease to the side gear shank splines.
After installing all the parts, fill the gearbox with oil.
Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts until they stop, without completely tightening them.
Put the vehicle on its wheels, off the supports, and tighten the hub nut.
Finally tighten the hub nut with the vehicle on the ground to a torque of 280 Nm (28 kg/cm).
It is strictly forbidden to move the car with a loose hub nut in order to avoid damage to the hub bearing separator.
Do not reuse hub nuts.
Tighten the wheel bolts.
Install the wheel cover.
