B Series Truck L4-2184cc 2.2L 2200 (1988)
Wheel Bearing: Service and Repair
2 Wheel Drive
Removal
1.
Raise and support vehicle and remove front wheel.
2.
Remove caliper assembly, leaving hose attached, and suspend out of way.
3.
Remove hub cap, cotter pin, set cover and nut.
4.
Remove hub and plate, being careful not to let washer and bearing fall, then the dust cover.
5.
Remove tie rod end nut and, using tool 490118850C or equivalent, separate tie rod end from knuckle. If removal is difficult, lightly tap ball
joint coupling of knuckle with a hammer.
6.
Remove lower arm ball joint nut and, using tool 490727575 or equivalent, separate knuckle from lower arm, then install lower arm ball joint nut
and tighten by hand.
7.
Support lower arm with suitable jack and, using tool 490727575 or equivalent, separate knuckle from upper arm.
8.
Remove lower arm ball joint nut, then the knuckle.
Disassembly
1.
Scribe alignment marks on disc plate and wheel hub, then remove bolts and disassemble plate and hub. Secure disc plate in suitable vise and use
suitable press to remove wheel lug bolts.
2.
Remove the oil seal and take out the bearing inner race.
3.
Using suitable round bar, lightly tap out bearing outer race.
Assembly
1.
Secure knuckle in vise and install knuckle arm, torquing to 59-74 ft.lbs.
2.
Install inner races onto hub, press fitting with suitable tools as necessary.
3.
Using suitable tools, press fit oil seal onto hub until it is flush with hub end surface, then apply suitable grease to seal lip.
4.
Using suitable tools, press new wheel lug bolts into wheel hub.
5.
Align matching marks of wheel hub and disc plate and assemble them, torquing bolts to 33-41 ft.lbs. on B2000, or to 40-51 ft.lbs. on B2200 and
B2600.
6.
Apply suitable grease to inside of hub, then install outer bearing and washer.
Installation
1.
Install knuckle to lower arm, then install lower arm ball joint nut and tighten by hand.
2.
Jack up lower arm so that upper arm ball joint is connected to knuckle.
3.
Torque upper arm ball joint nut to 22-38 ft.lbs. and the lower arm ball joint nut to 87-116 ft.lbs., then install new cotter pins.
4.
Torque tie rod end to knuckle arm nut to 59-72 ft.lbs. on B2000 or to 22-33 ft.lbs. on B2200 and B2600, then install new cotter pin.
5.
Install dust cover, then the hub and plate assembly, and adjust wheel bearing.
6.
Torque hub nut to 14-22 ft.lbs.
7.
Install caliper, torquing to 65-80 ft.lbs.
8.
Install wheel, torquing lug nuts to 65-87 ft.lbs. on standard wheel or to 87-108 ft.lbs. on styled wheel.
