The 1999 Ford Convoy uses a sealed front axle bearing that is appliance pressed into the front steering knuckle on Everyone side. These bearings are not serviceable according to older style tapered curler bearings that can be repacked with grease and adjusted when reinstalled; replacing the sealed front axle bearing instead requires a substantial hydraulic press to remove and install a fashionable sealed bearing meeting.
Instructions
1. Put circle chocks at the end Everyone of the rear tires to prevent vehicle movement during the repair. Lift the front of the vehicle with the floor jack until the wheels are off the ground. Lay jack stands under the front sub-frame, and lower the vehicle onto the jack stands. Remove the front circle using the lug wrench, and store it along with the lug nuts in a unharmed deposit.
2. Remove the axle seed using the 35mm axle stone socket and breaker bar. Account the hammer and punch to push the axle into the hub meeting. Remove the front brake caliper by unbolting the two slide pins that attach it to the steering knuckle and lifting it gone of the course. Slide the rotor off the hub meeting.
3. Disconnect the outer tie rod from the steering knuckle by removing the attaching stone, and separating the tie rod from the steering knuckle with the tie-rod Emigration belongings and a hammer. Remove the two bolts attaching the strut to the steering knuckle, and pull the steering knuckle forward to seperate it from the strut. Remove the lower ball Seam bolts, and lift the steering knuckle unrestrained of the axle and away of the shove fit.
4. Obtain the original bearing installed in the steering knuckle at an Car parts store or Car repair shop.
5. Install the steering knuckle onto the axle, and bolt the lower ball Seam into settle. Reattach the steering knuckle to the strut and tighten the bolts securely. Slide the rotor onto the hub meeting, and reinstall the caliper. Exchange the spin, and tighten the lug nuts to 80 foot-pounds with the torque wrench. Hoist the Escort off the jack stands, remove the stands, and lower the vehicle to the ground.
Reinstall the tie rod speck on the steering knuckle. Recheck all bolts for tightness to prevent mistakes. Torque the axle follower to 120 foot-pounds with the torque wrench.6. Recheck the lug nut torque to prevent mistakes.
7. Have a full four-wheel alignment done at an auto repair shop. This will reset the camber and toe angles that are disturbed during the repair, and prevent tire damage.
