The installation of the front
Drive Shaft assembly LH requires using ATF for automatic transmission or gear oil for manual transmission to coat the joint shaft assembly's spline before aligning the splines and using a brass bar with hammer to install the assembly with attention to setting the hole snap ring opening-side down yet avoiding dust cover and boot and oil seal damage. The installation process for the right-hand front drive shaft assembly matches identically to left-hand procedures. Begin installing the front axle assembly LH by connecting the drive shaft assembly LH while avoiding damage to the outboard joint boot and
Speed Sensor rotor when ABS is equipped to the vehicle. Fits the front suspension arm sub-assembly lower No. 1 LH with the lower
Ball Joint through the use of a bolt coupled with two nuts and 89 Nm (908 kgf-cm, 66 ft-lbf) torque. A nut securing the tie rod end sub-assembly LH to the
Steering Knuckle requires torquing to 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft-lbf) followed by installing a new cotter pin then extending the nut an additional 60 degrees when the holes are not properly aligned. When installing speed sensor front LH alongside flexible hose on
Shock Absorber assembly front LH users need to utilize a bolt torqued at 29 Nm (296 kgf-cm, 21 ft-lbf) and attach it to steering knuckle through another bolt torqued at 8.0 Nm (82 kgf-cm, 71 ft-lbf). Maintain sensor integrity by avoiding damage or twisting during assembly. The front stabilizer link assembly LH requires installation with a nut that should receive torque to 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft-lbf) while using a 6 mm hexagon wrench to stabilize the stud unless the ball joint activates with the nut rotation. First clean axle hub threads and drive shaft threads using a solvent with no residue involvement before torquing a new hub LH nut to 216 Nm (2,200 kgf-cm, 159 ft-lbf) and using a chisel and hammer to stake the hub LH nut. To complete the service, install the front wheel with 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft-lbf) torque then check manual transaxle oil in M/T transaxle, check automatic transaxle fluid in A/T transaxle, and verify front wheel alignment and validate the ABS speed sensor signal for the vehicle stability control system and anti-lock brake system.