Nissan Micra K11 silhouetteK11

FRONT AXLE — Wheel Hub and Knuckle (Assembly Cont'd)

FA-11prose procedure
Continued from FA-10

Assembly (Cont'd)

Assembly (continued)

  1. 3
    Pack grease seal lip with multi-purpose grease.
    Cross-section of a grease seal with shaded callout marking where multi-purpose grease must be packed into the lip. 'Inner side' label with arrow indicates the inner face of the seal.
    SFA747
  2. 4
    Install outer grease seal.
    Cross-section press setup: press ram (load 'P', arrow down) pushes a 'Suitable tool' driver onto the 'Grease seal' to install it into the knuckle.
    SFA952A
  3. 5
    Install inner grease seal.
    Cross-section press setup with two 'Suitable tool' drivers (upper press tool and lower support) for installing the inner grease seal. Press load 'P' is applied from above.
    SFA953A
  4. 6
    Press wheel hub into knuckle.
    Be careful not to damage grease seal.
    Maximum load P: 29 kN (3 ton, 3.3 US ton, 3.0 Imp ton)
    Cross-section press setup pressing the 'Wheel hub' into the 'Knuckle'/'Wheel bearing assembly' using an upper 'Suitable tool' driver under press load 'P' and a lower 'Suitable tool' support.
    SFA658A
  5. 7
    Check bearing operation.
    Cross-section showing a hub/knuckle/bearing assembly under press load 'P' used to verify bearing operation by applying a check load.
    SFA659A
  6. 7a
    Add load P with press.
    Load P: 34.3 - 49.0 kN (3.5 - 5.0 ton, 3.9 - 5.5 US ton, 3.44 - 4.92 Imp ton)
Maximum load P (press wheel hub into knuckle)
29kN (3 ton, 3.3 US ton, 3.0 Imp ton)
Load P (bearing operation check)
34.3 - 49.0kN (3.5 - 5.0 ton, 3.9 - 5.5 US ton, 3.44 - 4.92 Imp ton)
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