Nissan Micra K11 silhouetteK11

FRONT AXLE — Wheel Hub and Knuckle (Removal)

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Removal

Wheel hub and knuckle removal

  1. 1
    Remove wheel bearing lock nut while depressing brake pedal.
    Photo of the front wheel-bearing lock nut being removed with a long breaker bar/socket while the brake disc is held with the brake pedal depressed.
    SFA090A
  2. 2
    Remove brake caliper assembly.
    Brake hose does not need to be disconnected from brake caliper. Be careful not to depress brake pedal, or piston will pop out.
    Make sure brake hose is not twisted.
    Support the caliper. Do not allow it to hang by the brake hose.
    Photo of the front brake caliper with two arrows pointing at the upper and lower caliper-bracket bolts to be removed when detaching the caliper assembly.
    SFA110A
  3. 3
    Remove tie-rod ball joint.
    Fit the nut (inverted) to the stud to prevent damage to the threads.
    Tie-rod ball joint being separated from the knuckle using a ball-joint separator tool. Tool number 'HT72520000' is labeled at the top. The nut is fitted inverted on the stud to protect the threads.
    SFA372
  4. 4
    Separate drive shaft from knuckle by lightly tapping it.
    Cover boots with waste cloth so as not to damage them when removing drive shaft.
    Photo of a hand tapping the centre of the wheel hub with a hammer/drift to separate the drive shaft from the knuckle. Star symbols mark the wheel-stud positions; the bottom callout reads 'Wheel bearing lock nut'.
    SFA181A
  5. 5
    Remove strut lower mounting bolts.
    Photo of the strut-to-knuckle lower mounting area with two arrows pointing at the two strut lower mounting bolts to be removed.
    SFA153B
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