Drive shaft and outer joint (page 5 of 5)
- Make
- Mini
- Model
- Mini Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–2000
- Section
- Repairs
Drive shaftsDrive shaft and outer joint · page 5 of 5
Refit
- Clean both ends of drive shaft.
- Fit hub bearing water shield onto drive shaft as shown: ’A’ = 6 mm approximately.
- Lubricate end of drive shaft and fit to inboard joint.
NOTE: Ensure shaft is securely retained by joint.
- Clean front hub ball joints and mating faces of suspension arms.
- Fit front hub to drive shaft and engage upper and lower ball joints on suspension arms.
- Fit nuts and washers securing suspension arms to front hub and tighten to 52 Nm.
- Connect steering rack track rod end to front hub, fit nut and tighten to 30 Nm.
- Clean front brake disc.
- Fit brake caliper to front hub.
- Fit 2 bolts and washers securing brake caliper to front hub and tighten to 52 Nm.
- Fit road wheel.
- Position jack beneath lower suspension arm and raise front suspension.
- Remove wedge between suspension arm and subframe.
- Position rebound rubber and secure with screw.
- Remove jack from beneath suspension arm.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Fit split collar and tighten hub nut to 260 Nm.
- Align nut to next split pin hole and fit new split pin.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Mini Mini
- PARTWheel bearingSearch: Mini Mini 1996 wheel bearing
- TOOLBearing puller kitSearch: wheel bearing puller kit
- PARTCV boot kitSearch: Mini Mini 1996 cv boot kit
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