Repair and Diagnosis: Maintenance: Procedures: TOYOTA: TOYOTA: Tercel
- Raise and support vehicle, remove wheel and steering knuckle. Disassemble components. Determine required thickness of bearing spacer as follows: Install outer race in steering knuckle. Assemble inner bearing on wheel bearing adjusting tool (SST 09608-16040), insert original spacer and install assembly into steering knuckle.
- Coat bearings with oil and install outer bearing to adjusting tool assembly. Tighten nut on adjusting tool to 90 ft.lbs. (12.5 mkg) and rotate adjusting tool in both directions to seat bearings. Using an INCH lb. torque wrench, measure preload while turning assembly in both directions. Preload should be 3.5-8.7 INCH lbs. (4-10 cmkg). Measure preload 3 or 4 times in each direction.
- If preload is not within specifications, select and insert a thinner or thicker spacer. Spacers are available in 20 thicknesses, ranging from 0.32" (8.03 mm) to 0.35" (8.79 mm) in 0.002 (0.04 mm) increments. Each spacer will change turning torque about 3-4 INCH lbs. (3-5 cmkg). Remove adjusting tool and wheel bearings.
- Assemble hub and rotor assembly. Pack wheel bearings with grease and install outer bearing race, bearing and oil seal. Pack hub with grease. Insert selected spacer, inner wheel bearing and race into steering knuckle. Using press and arbor (SST 09636-20010), press steering knuckle into hub with a force of 2204.6 lbs. (1000 kg).
- Turn steering knuckle to settle bearings. Measure fractional force at steering knuckle stopper with a spring tension gauge with pressure still applied. Frictional force should be 0.8 - 1.7 lbs. (0.36 - 0.77 kg). Increase pressure on steering knuckle to 7716 lbs. (3500 kg), turn steering knuckle to seat bearings and measure preload with spring tension gauge.
- Preload at steering knuckle stopper (with force still applied) should be 0.8 - 2.5 lbs. (0.36 - 1.13 kg). If not to specifications, replace spacer. If under specification, use a thinner spacer; if over, use a thicker spacer. Install oil seal so it is seated 0.157" (4 mm) below outer edge of steering knuckle. Complete installation of steering knuckle and tighten spindle nut to 73-108 ft.lbs. (10-15 mkg).