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FrontWheelHubsSTEERINGANDFRONTSUSPENSION
FRONTWHEELHUBS
FRONTWHEELFREEPLAYINSPECTION
NOTE:Thefrontwheelbearingsarepressedintothespindleandarenotserviceable.Ifexcessivefree-playis
detectedtheentirehubshouldbereplaced.
1.Disablethevehicle.
2.ElectricVehicle:Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.
GasolineVehicle:Disconnectthebatteryandsparkplugwire.
3.Liftthefrontofthevehicle.
4.Trytomovethewheelandhubassemblybackandforthonthespindle.
5.Ifthewheelandhubmoveonthespindle,replacethehubassembly.
FRONTWHEELHUBREMOVAL
1.Disablethevehicle.
2.SettheRun/T ow-StowswitchtoTOW/STOW.
3.Removethehighvoltageinterlockfuse.SeeRemoveTheHighVoltageInterlockFuse.
4.Removethefrontwheels.
5.Removethedustcap(1)(Figure7-27).
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Figure7-27FrontWheelHubRemoval
6.Removeanddiscardthelocknut(2).
7.Removethehubassembly(3).
8.Inspectthesurfaceofthespindleshaft(4)forsurfacedamage.Thespindleshaftmustbecleanandsmooth.
9.Ifthespindleshafthasseverepittingfromrustorcorrosion,replacethespindleassembly.
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