GM 14066918
Wheel Bearing, Front Outer

Use safety stands and raise your vehicle to work on the front Wheel Bearing for a 4wd pickup or utility vehicle. Place a punch in the rotor slots before you discard the drive axle nut and washer. Shift the wheel drive shaft outer end by placing a brass drift against it and striking it with a hammer gently but firmly. Keep the wheel drive shaft connected to the Wheel Bearing and hub. Unwind the Wheel Speed Sensor bolt then remove the sensor from the Wheel Hub bearing part. Afterward, disconnect the Wheel Hub bearing bolts from the Steering Knuckle while placing the assembly on the Wheel Hub studs on the opposite side to protect the bearing seal. Take out the Steering Knuckle splash shield and Wheel Hub and bearing seal from their general assembly. You can start by putting the Wheel Hub and bearing seal on its place and then fitting the splash shield securely onto the Steering Knuckle while keeping it in the right spot. Put the Wheel Hub and bearing assembly onto the Steering Knuckle and secure its threaded positions. Then bolt the assembly to 105 nm (77 ft. Lbs.). Position and fasten the Wheel Speed Sensor and bolt with a torque of 18 nm (13 ft. Lbs.). Secure the rotor by setting it on the punch tool first then adding the drive axle washer and nut. Tighten the nut to 140 nm (103 ft. Lbs.) when attaching. Return the wheel and tire then put the vehicle back down to the ground.

To replace the front Wheel Hub as well as part and the seal on a 4wd pickup or utility vehicle, the vehicle has to be lifted and supported by safe stands, the tire and wheel to be removed. Install a punch in the rotor vanes to stop turning, and remove the drive axle nut and washer. Next, take out the rotor and separate the wheel drive shaft from the Wheel Hub and bearing by hitting its outer end with a hammer while the wheel drive shaft of the wheel is not removed at this point using a brass drift pressed against it. Unfasten the Wheel Speed Sensor mounting bolt and the Wheel Speed Sensor from the Wheel Hub and the bearing, followed by the Wheel Hub and the bearing to the Steering Knuckle mounting bolts while making sure to lay the Wheel Hub and the bearing on the Wheel Hub studs on the outboard side to prevent a possibility of damaging the bearing seal or contamination of the same. Unscrew the Wheel Hub and bearing off the Steering Knuckle and remove the splash shield, then pedal the Wheel Hub and bearing seal. For installation, begin by putting the Wheel Hub and bearing seal on the Wheel Hub and bearing, and attach the splash shield to the Steering Knuckle, ensuring proper alignment. Mount the Wheel Hub and bearing assembly to the Steering Knuckle, align the threaded holes, and tighten the mount bolts to the value of 105 nm (77 ft. Lbs.). Then, install the Wheel Speed Sensor and mounting bolt and bear tight 18 nm (13 ft. Lbs). Replace the rotor, retouch the rotor vanes using punch in the rotor vanes, then put in the drive axle washer and nut, causing the nut to be tightened to 140 nm (103 ft. Lbs.). Finally, install the tire and wheel before the vehicle is lowered.