Town & Country V6-3.8L VIN L (2006)
Wheel Bearing: Description and Operation
Rear Suspension
HUB / BEARING
DESCRIPTION
Fig. 6 HUB AND BEARING - FWD WITH ABS
The rear wheel bearing and rear wheel hub of this vehicle are a one-piece sealed unit, or hub and bearing unit type assembly (Unit III). The hub and
bearing is mounted to the center of the rear axle using four mounting bolts. It has five wheel mounting studs on the hub flange.
Front-Wheel-Drive vehicles with antilock brakes have an internally mounted wheel speed sensor and tone wheel. This hub and bearing can be
identified by the rounded cap and molded in connector on the rear of the assembly (Fig. 6). The sensor and tone wheel cannot be serviced separately
from the hub and bearing.
OPERATION
The hub and bearing has internal bearings that allow the hub to rotate with the tire and wheel assembly The five wheel mounting studs mount the tire
and wheel assembly, and disc brake rotor or brake drum to the vehicle.
Vehicles equipped with antilock brakes have a wheel speed sensor and tone wheel mounted to the rear of the hub and bearing. The tone wheel rotates
with the hub which is sensed by the wheel speed sensor.