Pontiac 18060564 Steering Knuckle Assembly

Cover the body of the car as far as possible with clay and then lift the front part of the car up so that only its springs support its weight, and then put the wheels off. Fourth, subsequently remove the disc brake caliper and the rotor, using a block of wood to ensure that the disc pads are not engaged whilst removing a caliper. Loosen the screws that hold splash shield and take it off freeing the caliper assembly, and suspend it from some convenient part of the suspension with care to let the hydraulic line take no load. Remove the upper and lower ball joint stud cotter pins and pull out the ball studs and withdraw the tie-rod end from the steering knuckle. After taking off the steering knuckle, it should be positioned back when replacing and the upper and lower ball stud then fitted. Place the ball stud nuts and torque tighten the same to the recommended value, ensure that the cotter pin hole is aligned and fit a new cotter pin. Torque the tie-rod to the recommended value, fit the splash shield, hub and rotor in the place. Latter protect the outer bearing and place the spindle washer and nut on and also place the caliper and wheels ; Lower the car to the ground.