Oldsmobile 18060564 Steering Knuckle Assembly

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Raise the vehicle and place it on jackstands, then remove the wheel and tire. Detach the brake caliper without disconnecting the brake hose, allowing it to hang without stressing the hose. Take off the brake disc/hub from the knuckle, followed by the removal of the three bolts securing the brake disc splash shield to the steering knuckle. Next, remove the cotter pin and the nut retaining the tie rod end in the steering knuckle, using a tool designed for ball joint removal to press the tapered tie rod end out. Remove the cotter pins from the upper and lower ball joint retaining nuts, then clean the threads of both ball joint studs. Loosen the retaining nuts for both ball joints by two turns, then press the tapered studs out of the steering knuckle. Remove the retaining nuts for the upper and lower ball joints, raise the upper control arm to separate the ball stud from it, and pull the steering knuckle upward to detach the ball stud from the lower control arm, removing the assembly. For installation, insert the lower ball joint stud into the lower control arm, lift the upper control arm, and insert the upper ball joint stud. Reinstall the tie rod end into the knuckle, securing it with the retaining nut tightened to 35 ft. lbs. (47 Nm), adjusting as necessary to align the castellations with the cotter pin hole before installing and securing the cotter pin. Install the splash shield-to-knuckle seal and shield, attach the bolts, and tighten them to 10 ft. lbs. (13 Nm). Finally, reinstall the hub and disc, followed by the brake caliper, and then put the wheel and tire back on, adjusting the wheel bearings.

Cover the body of the car as far as possible with clay and then lift the front part of the car up so that only its springs support its weight, and then put the wheels off. Fourth, subsequently remove the disc brake caliper and the rotor, using a block of wood to ensure that the disc pads are not engaged whilst removing a caliper. Loosen the screws that hold splash shield and take it off freeing the caliper assembly, and suspend it from some convenient part of the suspension with care to let the hydraulic line take no load. Remove the upper and lower ball joint stud cotter pins and pull out the ball studs and withdraw the tie-rod end from the steering knuckle. After taking off the steering knuckle, it should be positioned back when replacing and the upper and lower ball stud then fitted. Place the ball stud nuts and torque tighten the same to the recommended value, ensure that the cotter pin hole is aligned and fit a new cotter pin. Torque the tie-rod to the recommended value, fit the splash shield, hub and rotor in the place. Latter protect the outer bearing and place the spindle washer and nut on and also place the caliper and wheels ; Lower the car to the ground.

Finally, remove the steering knuckle.

Inspect the seal on the rear side of the knuckle and replace it if necessary by driving in a new seal with a socket that has a slightly smaller outside diameter.

Start by raising the front of the vehicle and supporting it securely on jack stands. Apply the parking brake for safety.

Loosen the wheel lug nuts, raise the front of the vehicle, and support it securely on jackstands.

Raise the front end of the vehicle so that the weight is on the springs, then remove the wheels.

Remove the wheel and the driveaxle/hub nut.

Disconnect the tie-rod end from the knuckle and disconnect the ball joints from the steering knuckle.

Start by raising the front of the vehicle and supporting it securely on jack stands. Apply the parking brake for safety.

Use a puller to push the driveaxle out of the hub while withdrawing the steering knuckle and hub assembly.