TL FWD V6-3.5L (2009)
4. Press the wheel bearing (A) out of the knuckle (B) using the attachment, the driver handle, and a press.
5. Wash the knuckle and the 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 attachment, the support base, and a press.
NOTE:
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Install the wheel bearing with the wheel speed sensor magnetic encoder (E) (brown color), toward the inside of the knuckle.
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Remove any oil, grease, dust, metal debris, and other foreign material from the encoder surface.
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Keep any 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.
7. Check the front knuckle ring (A) for damage or deformation, and replace it if necessary.
NOTE: When installing the new front knuckle ring, position the knuckle ring notch portion (B) toward the cut out (C) near the ball joint in the
knuckle, and align the center of the knuckle ring ledge portion (D) with the center of the wheel speed sensor hole (E) on the knuckle as shown.
