When installing the front drive shaft assembly LH first coat the inboard joint shaft assembly spline with ATF before aligning the shaft splines through the use of a brass bar and hammer until the snap ring opens facing downward with the drive shaft assembly level to prevent damage to oil seal boot and dust cover. Insert new bearing bracket hole snap ring on the front drive shaft assembly RH with a screwdriver prior to torquing the bolt to 32 Nm (330 kgf-cm, 24 ft. lbs). The front axle assembly LH needs to be installed by fitting its drive shaft assembly LH while being cautious to prevent damage to boot joints and
Speed Sensor rotors. Secure the lower
Ball Joint of front suspension arm subassembly lower No.1 LH using a bolt together with 2 nuts which require 75 Nm (760 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.) torque. For the installation of the tie rod end subassembly LH to the steering knuckle you need to use a nut and apply 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft. lbs.) of torque while adding a new cotter pin which should be tightened by an additional 60 degrees if the holes are not properly aligned. The front steering knuckle requires the speed sensor LH to attached with an 8.0 Nm (82 kgf-cm, 71 inch lbs.) torque while keeping the sensor clean from foreign matter. Subsequently install the flexible hose and speed sensor to the
Shock Absorber using a bolt then set the knuckle sensor clip at 19 Nm (192 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.) torque. This procedure needs to avoid both sensor wire twists and speed sensor damage. The front stabilizer link assembly LH needs to be installed with a nut that requires 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.) torque while using a hexagon (6 mm) wrench on the stud for preventing the ball joint from rotating with the nut. Fasten the new axle hub LH nut into place with a 30 mm socket wrench until it reaches 294 Nm (3,000 kgf-cm, 217 ft. lbs.) torque level then use a chisel and hammer to stake the nut. The last step includes installing the front wheel with 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.) torque before moving on to manual transaxle oil addition followed by checking the levels and automatic transaxle fluid inspection, front wheel alignment inspection and adjustment, and finally installing the engine under cover LH and verifying the ABS speed sensor signal.