Suburban 3/4 Ton 4WD V8-305 5.0L (1986)
Brake Rotor/Disc: Service and Repair
Automatic Hubs
REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Locking hub, refer to Drive Axles, Bearings and Joints / Locking Hub / Service and Repair.
3. Caliper and position aside. Do not allow caliper to hang from brake hose, refer to Brake Caliper / Service and Repair.
4. Wheel bearing outer locknut, lock ring and wheel bearing inner adjusting nut.
5. Hub/disc assembly and outer wheel bearing.
INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Apply an approved high temperature front wheel bearing grease to the spindle at the inner and outer bearing seat, shoulder and seal seat. Also
finger apply a small amount of grease inboard of each bearing cup in the hub/disc assembly. Pressure pack the bearings with a grease machine or
hand pack them. Ensure grease is worked thoroughly into the rollers, cone and cage.
2. Inner bearing, (apply an additional quantity of grease outboard of the inner bearing), and seal.
3. Rotor.
4. Outer bearing and adjusting nut.
5. Adjust wheel bearings, rotate wheel and torque adjusting nut to 47 Nm (35 ft lb), then back off 3/8 of a turn.
6. Ring and lock nut.
7. Ensure tang on inside diameter of washer passes onto slot in spindle and hole in washer aligns with locknut pin. Move adjustment nut as
necessary to align pin, then tighten locknut to 217 Nm (160 ft lb).
8. Ensure endplay is 0.001-0.010 inch.
9. Locking hub and caliper.
10. Tire and wheel assembly.
11. Lower vehicle.
