Element 4WD L4-2.4L (2004)
3. Remove the snap ring (A) and the splash guard (B) from the knuckle (C).
4. Press the wheel bearing (A) out of the knuckle (B) using the special tool and a press.
5. Wash the knuckle and hub thoroughly in high flash point solvent before reassembly.
6. Press a new wheel bearing (A) into the knuckle (B) using the old bearing (c), a steel plate (D), the special tool, and a press.
NOTE: (with ABS):
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Install the wheel bearing with the magnetic encoder (E) (brown color) toward the inside of the knuckle.
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Remove any oil, grease, dust metal debris, or other foreign material from the encoder surface.
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Keep magnetic tools away from the encoder surface.
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Be careful not to damage the encoder surface when you insert the wheel bearing.
