Items needed:

Directions

  1. Jack the appropriate side of the car up. Make sure the rear wheels are blocked and/or set the parking brake.
  2. Remove wheel.

    3.    Remove brake caliper and bracket.

    4.    Remove rotor.
    5.    Using 36mm axle socket, remove axle nut. You will either need an impact or a long breaker bar. They are put on with a lot of torque.
    6.    Push the axle back as far as possible. It won't come all the way out, but will become loose. You can either get a tool that will push it out, or I just used a hammer making sure not to hit the threads and damage them. One way to protect        them is to put the nut back on so it is flush with the top.

    7.    Disconnect the wheel sensor connector and remove from the bracket.

    8.    Take a 13mm socket with extensions as needed and remove the 3 bolts on the backside of the bearing around the axle.
    9.    On my car the bearing just came loose and starting falling as soon as I got the last bolt halfway out. Otherwise you might have to pry it out.
    10.    Double check both parts to make sure they match.
11.     Remove the metal clip from the old wheel bearing connector and put it on the new connector.

 

 

    12.    Install the bearing with the wires from the bearing at the bottom. Make sure to replace that sheet metal between the spindle and wheel bearing. Make sure the wires don't get pinched by the driveshaft.

    13.    Install the 3 13mm bolts to 96ft lbs. My service manual says to replace with new ones, but I didn't have a chance to get any new ones and my bearing didn't come with them. I might pull them out one at a time later and get new ones or put some thread locker on em to keep them from backing out.

 

    14.    Pull the driveshaft back through the bearing making sure the splines line up.

    15.    Install the axle nut. As you tighten it down it will pull the driveshaft the rest of the way in.

    16.    Install the rotor, brackets and caliper.

 

    17.    Install the connector to the bracket and reconnect both connectors.

    18.    Install the wheel and you're good to go.