Nissan Rogue (T33) 2021-Present Service Manual: Front Wheel Hub and Knuckle

Exploded View

	Steering knuckle		Splash guard		Hub bolt
	Wheel hub and bearing assembly		Disc rotor		Wheel hub lock nut
A.	: Comply with the installation procedure when tightening. Refer to Removal and Installation.
	: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)
	: Always replace after every disassembly.

Removal and Installation

REMOVAL

Remove tires. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove front wheel sensor from steering knuckle. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove lock plate from strut assembly. Refer to Exploded View.

Remove brake caliper assembly. Hang brake caliper assembly in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer to Removal and Installation.

CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

Remove disc rotor.

CAUTION:

• Put matching marks on the wheel hub assembly and the disc rotor before removing the disc rotor.

  

• Never drop disc rotor.

Using suitable tool (A) and Tool (B) release staked area (C) of wheel hub lock nut (D).

Loosen wheel hub lock nut, using a hub lock nut wrench (SST: KV40104000) (A).

CAUTION:

• Never use a power tool.

• When rotation of locknut does not turn smoothly, release stacked area is performed again.

Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub from drive shaft.

CAUTION:

• Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle.

• Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.

• Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for joint sub-assembly, shaft and the other parts.

NOTE:

Use suitable puller, if wheel hub and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.

Remove wheel hub lock nut.

Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly and splash guard.

Remove steering outer socket from steering knuckle so as not to damage ball joint boot using a ball joint remover (commercial service tool) (A).

CAUTION:

• Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from sudden drop turning.

• Never damage the boot of ball joint.

Remove front stabilizer connecting rod.

Remove transverse link mounting bolts and nuts (lower side).from. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Separate the connection of transverse link and steering knuckle (lower side).

Remove cowl top cover. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove front strut assembly and steering knuckle.

Separate the connection of front strut assembly and steering knuckle as follows.

CAUTION:

Be sure to keep the following procedure because steering knuckle may be damaged when you enlarge the gap of steering knuckle too much.

NOTE:

Standard of gap: 6.9 ± 0.5 mm (0.272 ± 0.020 in)

CAUTION:

• Never enlarge the gap more than 2.5 mm (0.098 in).

• Be careful not to damage the projection and strut assembly with the chisel.

  

CAUTION:

• Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle.

• Be careful not to overextend slide joint.

• Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for joint sub-assembly, shaft and the other parts.

• Be sure to remove lubricants if lubricant has been used to separate the connection of strut assembly and steering knuckle.

Remove hub bolts from wheel hub , using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool) (A).

CAUTION:

• Remove hub bolt only when necessary.

• Never hammer the hub bolt to avoid impact to the wheel bearing.

• Pull out the hub bolt in a direction perpendicular to the wheel hub.

Perform inspection after removal. Refer to Inspection.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of the removal.

Hub Bolts

Place a washer as shown in the figure to install the hub bolts by using the tightening force of the nut .

CAUTION:

• Check that there is no clearance between wheel hub, and hub bolt.

• Never reuse hub bolt.

Drive shaft

• Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub.

  CAUTION:

  Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

• Clean the matching surface of drive shaft, wheel hub, and wheel bearing. And then apply paste [service parts (440037S000)] to surface of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

  

  CAUTION:

  Apply paste to cover entire flat surface of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

  Amount paste

  1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz)

• When installing drive shaft to wheel hub.

  CAUTION:

  Never overlap drive shaft stacked area and hub bolts .

  

• Use the following torque range for tightening the wheel hub lock nut.

  : 255 N·m (26 kg-m, 188 ft-lb)

  CAUTION:

  • Since the drive shaft is assembled by press-fitting, use the tightening torque range for the wheel hub lock nut.

  • Be sure to use torque wrench to tighten the wheel hub lock nut. Never use a power tool.

  • Never reuse wheel hub lock nut.

  NOTE:

  Wheel hub lock nut tightening torque does not over torque for avoiding axle noise, and does not less than torque for avoiding looseness.

• Using suitable tool (A) and cold chisel (B) stake the wheel hub lock nut (C) as shown.

  

  WARNING:

  To avoid the risk of death or severe personal injury:

  • Use the following range when staking the wheel hub lock nut.

    

  (A)	: 6.2 mm (0.244 in)
  (B)	: 26.4 - 27.8 mm (1.039 - 1.094 in)

Disc rotor

CAUTION:

• Align the matching marks made during removal when reusing the disc rotor.

  

• Never drop disc rotor.

Strut Assembly and Steering Knuckle Connection

CAUTION:

Be sure to remove lubricants if lubricant has been used to separate the connection of strut assembly and steering knuckle.

Install the steering knuckle to strut assembly as follows.

Set suitable jack under steering knuckle.

Align the gap of steering knuckle to the projection part of strut.

Tighten the mounting bolt and nut with pushing up the steering knuckle until contacts stopper bracket end face, using a suitable jack.

CAUTION:

Check the stable condition when using a jack.

Inspection

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

Check the following items, and replace the part if necessary.

• Check components for deformation, cracks, and other damage.

• Check boots of transverse link and steering outer socket ball joint for breakage, axial end play, and swing torque.

  • Transverse link: Refer to Inspection.

  • Steering outer socket: Refer to Inspection.

INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION

Check runout of disc rotor, when replaced the disc rotor. Refer to Inspection and Adjustment.

Check wheel sensor harness for proper connection. Refer to Exploded View.

Check the wheel alignment. Refer to Inspection.

Adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to Work Procedure.