Vanden Plas (X300) L6-4.0L (AJ16) (1996)
Wheels: Specifications
Wheel Bearing
Adjustments
Wheel bearings are adjusted by tightening the adjusting nut to eliminate all play and then backing the nut off slightly to provide play of .003-.001 inch
(.0762-.0245mm).
Front Hub Service
FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY, RENEW
FRONT HUB BEARING END FLOAT CHECK AND ADJUST
FRONT HUB BEARING, RENEW
FRONT HUB OIL SEAL, RENEW
Disassemble
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Disconnect vehicle battery ground lead.
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Support the vehicle at the front and remove the appropriate road wheel (8)
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Remove brake caliper and disc assemblies.
Note: Do not allow the caliper to hang by either harness or flexible hose.
Warning: DO NOT INHALE BRAKE PAD DUST, IT MAY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH.
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Prise off the hub grease cap (1 Fig. 3).
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Remove and discard cotter pin (2 Fig. 3), pull off castellated nut retainer (3 Fig. 3).
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Remove the hub nut and bearing washer. Carefully remove the hub assembly (4 Fig. 3) from the stub axle.
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Hub oil seal. Prise the original seal from the spigot and discard.
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Remove all traces of grease and dirt from the stub axle and back plate.