OEM 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Wheel Hub

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How do you service and repair the front Wheel Hub on 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser?

  A: The front axle hub servicing starts with disconnecting the cable from the negative terminal of the battery and then removing the front wheel before proceeding. Proceed by draining the brake fluid and cleaning off fluid contamination that touches paint. The front disc brake caliper assembly requires removal through separating the bolt between the brake tube bracket from the steering knuckle. After that, use Special Service Tool: 09023-00101 to disconnect the brake tube from the disc brake cylinder while draining fluid into a container. At this point, remove first the two bolts along with the disc brake caliper assembly followed by the components of front disc, front speed sensor and front axle hub grease cap, and front axle hub nut when working on 4WD. A technician must use Special Service Tool: 09628-62011 to remove the front upper suspension arm during front stabilizer link assembly and tie rod end sub-assembly and front lower ball joint attachment separation when supporting the lower arm with a jack then detaching clip and nut. Detaching the front axle hub from the front drive shaft requires a plastic hammer on 4WD models before removing the complete front axle assembly. Smash the knuckle grease retainer cap loose using a screwdriver and hammer on 2WD vehicles while achieving the same result for steering knuckle oil seal removal on 4WD vehicles through similar procedure. Separate the front axle hub by removing its four bolts, together with the axle hub along with dust cover from the steering knuckle to access the O-ring embedded in the axle hub. The front wheel adjusting nut (for 2WD) requires Special Service Tool: 09930-00010 with hammer assistance for unstaking followed by Special Service Tool: 09318-12010 to perform the removal. Apply Special Service Tool: 09710-30021 (09710-03051) and 09950-40011 (09951-04020, 09952-04010, 09953-04020, 09954-04010, 09955-04061, 09957-04010, 09958-04011) to extract the bearing after fixing the front axle hub in a vise. Then remove the front axle hub oil seal with a screwdriver. To put the front axle hub oil seal back, use a brass bar and hammer under strict instructions to prevent damage. To place the new bearing on the axle hub use a press and Special Service Tool: 09649-17010 while installing the front axle with ABS rotor bearing assembly. Perform this step by using Special Service Tool: 09318-12010 to install the front wheel adjusting nut for 2WD and follow up with torquing it to 275 N m (2,804 kgf cm, 203 ft. lbf). Lubricate a fresh O-ring with MP grease before mounting it onto the axle hub. Next, fasten the dust cover with axle hub onto the steering knuckle using four bolts which should be tightened to 80 N m (816 kgf cm, 59 ft. lbf). Use a brass bar along with a hammer to place the knuckle grease retainer cap (for 2WD) and install the steering knuckle oil seal (for 4WD) by employing Special Service Tools: 09527-17011, 09950-70010 (09951-07100), 09951-01000 together with a press. The front axle assembly must be installed first followed by the front upper suspension arm using a new nut with clip then torque to reach 110 N m (1,122 kgf cm, 81 ft. lbf). Initiate the installation of front lower ball joint attachment together with the tie rod end sub-assembly and front stabilizer link assembly and front axle hub nut for 4WD systems. After inspecting the front axle hub bearing technicians must install the front axle hub grease cap (for 4WD) and front speed sensor. Mount the front disc by joining it with the front disc brake caliper assembly through two bolts before torquing them to 123 N m (1,254 kgf cm, 91 ft. lbf). Then fasten the brake tube bracket onto the steering knuckle with the bolt torqued to 29 N m (296 kgf cm, 21 ft. lbf). The brake tube installation onto the disc brake cylinder requires Special Service Tool 09023-00101 for torque application at 15 N m using a wrench without the tool and at 14 N m when using the tool. Follow the tool instructions for a 300 mm (11.81 in.) wrench fulcrum position which must be parallel to the tool. After completing these final installation steps the technician should install the front wheel and torque it to 112 N m (1,137 kgf cm, 82 ft. lbf). Additionally they must reconnect the cable to the negative battery terminal with a torque of 3.9 N m (40 kgf cm, 35 in. lbf) then fill the reservoir with brake fluid and bleed the brake line before checking fluid levels and inspecting for leakage and testing the VSC sensor signal as well as aligning the front wheels.