Dodge Dakota
Front Revolve Bearing Emigration
Whether your specific Dakota imitation comes equipped with an Anti-lock Bake Course (ABS) sensor, remove the sensor formation its bracket and motion it aside.At the moment you are ready to remove the brake caliper and rotor. Accomplish decided to secure the caliper to the coil spring using a plenty of ponderous wire. Complete not let it hanging by the brake edge to avoid damage to the brake hose attached to the caliper.
Removing the Hub/Bearing Assembly
Before raising the front revolve(s), loosen the half shaft devotee using an axle kernel socket. Then remove the turn/tire meeting and the half shaft seed.The front spin bearings on your Dodge Dakota own the wheels to spin freely on the axle spindle. These sealed bearings may creator babble once they wear away, enroot a abyss on the races, bends and other damage that interfere with turn performance. Nevertheless, the front bearings articulation a unmarried meeting with the rotate hubs and they should be replaced as a unmarried unit. Happily, installing a latest meeting is not a hard step.
With the caliper and rotor gone of the course of action, you posses access to the hub/bearing meeting mounting bolts.
On some models, you can only access the hub/bearing mounting bolts through the holes in front of the hub/bearing assembly. Rotate the assembly by hand as you loosen and remove the mounting bolts. Once you remove the bolts, you can detach the hub/bearing from the steering knuckle and halfshaft. If the bearing assembly seems stuck to the halfshaft, use a 3 jaw gear puller to remove it.
Installing the New Hub/Bearing Assembly
Spray the wheel assembly with break parts cleaner and a clean, lint-free towel. Do not blow away the brake dust or you may end up inhaling the dust. Many brake linings still in use today contain asbestos, which the USA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined causes cancer.
If the splines on the halfshaft look rusty, apply a coat of wheel bearing grease to the splines, before installing the new assembly.
When you are ready to install the new hub/bearing assembly, the vehicle manufacturer suggest using a new hub/bearing spindle nut on 2WD Dakota models. On both 4WD and 2WD models, the spindle nut should be tightened to the torque specified by the car manufacturer using a torque wrench. You can obtain the proper torque for your particular model from your specific vehicle service manual or calling the service department of your local dealer.
After installing the new hub/bearing assembly, take your Dakota for a test drive to make sure the hub and brake assemblies are working properly.
