GM 14001235 Steering Knuckle

For the removal of the rear knuckle first remove the rear wheel hub and the bearing assembly and for the removal of the toe link rod at the knuckle, use a puller or a suitable tool. After that, the clamp bolt of the knuckle should be unscrewed and detached from the ball stud. Place jack under the lower part of the control arm and unbolt the large bosses that hold the strut to the knuckle. To install, fit the extended knuckle to the balljoint, ensure that the figured lines between the strut bracket and the knuckle are in line before tightening the knuckle to strut mounting bolts to the recommended torque. Screw the toe link rod to the specified torque to the knuckle and complete the nut; install the hub and bearing assembly to the knuckle. At last, take vehicle to a dealer service or an alignment shop and get the camber and the toe checked and adjusted. To take off the toe link rod, it is done at the knuckle and then the nut at the other end of the rod at the cradle fixes the rod to a bracket at the engine cradle bar. Check the degree of exposure of the threads on the rod and based on this check determine the position of adjusting nut on the newly acquired rod. To install it simply screw in the inboard end of the new toe link rod into the mounting bracket at the cradle and then tighten the nut, then screw in the outboard end to the knuckle then tighten the mounting nut to the torque specified by the manufacturer. Take the vehicle to the dealer service department or an alignment shop to get camber, and toe changes.

Support the lower control arm with a floor jack.