2005 SUZUKI JIMNY oil

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6) Remove front wheel bearing lock nut by using special tool.
Special tool
(A) : 09944-77020 (For 4WD)
(A) : 09951-16050 (For 2WD)
7) Remove front wheel bearing washer.
8) Remove wheel hub complete (1) with bearings (2) and oil
seal (4).
Special tool
(A) : 09943-35511 or 09943-35512
(B) : 09942-15510
9) Remove sensor rotor from wheel hub as shown (if equipped
with ABS).
10) Remove wheel bearing oil seal and circlip.
3. Circlip
NOTE:
If wheel hub can not be removed by hand, use special
tools as shown.
CAUTION:
Pull out sensor rotor from wheel hub gradually and
evenly.
Attempt to pull it out partially may cause it to be
deformed.
1. Sensor rotor
2. Wheel hub
3. Vise
4. Flat end rod

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11) Using hydraulic press (1) and special tool remove wheel
bearing (2).
Special tool
(A) : 09913-75520
12) Remove hub bolts from hub.
INSTALLATION
1) Insert new stud in hub hole. Rotate stud slowly to assure ser-
rations are aligned with those made by original bolt.
2) Using special tool, press-fit wheel bearing (3) until its end
contacts stepped surface of wheel hub (4).
Special tool
(A) : 09944-78210
3) Install bearing circlip.
4) Drive in wheel bearing oil seal (1) by using special tools.
Special tool
(B) : 09944-66010
(C) : 09924-74510
1. Oil hydraulic press
2. Hub bolt
CAUTION:
Press-fit wheel bearing (3) vertically to hub (4).
1. Oil hydraulic press
2. Steel plate

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5) Apply lithium grease to lip portion and hollow of oil seal (1).
“A” : Grease 99000-25010
6) Install sensor rotor (3) as shown (if equipped with ABS).
7) Apply lithium grease inside wheel bearing thin.
“A” : Grease 99000-25010
8) Install wheel hub complete with bearings and oil seal onto
front wheel spindle.
9) Install bearing washer.
10) Tighten wheel bearing lock nut to specified torque while turn-
ing wheel hub by hand.
Special tool
(A) : 09944-77020 (For 4WD)
(A) : 09951-16050 (For 2WD)
Tightening torque
Wheel bearing lock nut
(a) : 220 N·m (22.0 kg-m, 160 lb-ft)
11) Install hub cap (for 2WD model) or air locking hub assembly
(for 4WD model) as follows. NOTE:
Amount of grease applied to hollow in oil seal (1) should
be more than 60% of its vacant space.
2. Wheel hub
NOTE:
Pipe (2) used here should have inner diameter of
90 mm (3.55 in.) – 96 mm (3.77 in.) and its outside
should not contact teeth of sensor rotor (3).
Use care not to insert wheel hub (4) diagonally.
1. Steel plate
5. Hydraulic press

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Steering Knuckle / Wheel Spindle
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle and remove wheel.
2) Remove wheel hub assembly, refer to “Wheel Hub / Bearing /
Oil Seal” in this section.
3) Disconnect spindle vacuum hoses (1) from wheel spindle (for
4WD).
4) Remove disc dust cover (1) and wheel spindle (2).
5) Remove tie rod end (and drag rod end) nut(s) and discon-
nect tie rod end (and drag rod end) (2) from steering knuckle
(1) with special tool.
Special tool
(A) : 09913-65210
6) Remove knuckle seal cover bolts. Then remove knuckle seal
cover (1), knuckle seal and knuckle seal retainer from
knuckle. CAUTION:
Give match mark to each spindle vacuum hoses before
removing hose.

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7) Remove lower and upper kingpins (1).
8) Remove steering knuckle (1).
9) Remove knuckle seal cover (1), knuckle seal (2) and knuckle
seal retainer (3) from front axle housing (4).
10) Remove spindle oil seal by using special tool.
Special tool
(A) : 09913-50121
11) Remove spindle bushing by using special tools.
Special tool
(A) : 09917-88210
(B) : 09916-58210 NOTE:
Upper and lower kingpins (1), when removed, must be
marked off one from the other.
NOTE:
When steering knuckle (1) is pulled, lower kingpin
bearing sometimes falls off. So remove bearing while
pulling off the knuckle gradually.
Upper and lower kingpin bearings must be also
marked off one from the other.
1. Wheel spindle

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8) Press-fit spindle bushing (2) to wheel spindle (1) by using
special tool.
Set cut part (4) of spindle bushing (2) as shown in figure
(opposite side of the groove (3) of wheel spindle).
Special tool
(A) : 09922-55131
9) Press-fit spindle oil seal (1) until it becomes flush with wheel
spindle (2) surface by using special tool, and then apply
grease to its lip.
Special tool
(A) : 09944-66020
10) Apply grease to spindle oil seal lip.
“A” : Grease 99000-25010
11) Apply grease to spindle bushing inside surface and flange
(2).
“A” : Grease 99000-25010
12) Install wheel spindle to knuckle, coat their mating surface
with sealant.
“B” : Sealant 99000-31110 or 99000-31090
13) Install wheel spindle (1) and disc dust cover (2) to steering
knuckle. Tighten wheel spindle bolts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel spindle bolts
(a) : 50 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)
CAUTION:
As this hole is a part of the passage of the vacuum that
activates the air locking hub, if it is clogged with grease,
the air locking hub cannot be locked or unlocked.
Therefore, be careful not to apply too much grease to
avoid clogging the vacuum passage.

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14) Blow air into pipes at the top and the front of wheel spindle
and check that it comes out of the hole as shown in figure
(for 4WD).
15) Connect spindle vacuum hoses to wheel spindle (for 4WD).
16) Connect tie rod and drag rod to steering knuckle, refer to
“Tie rod and Drag Rod” in Section 3B.
17) Install wheel hub assembly, refer to “Wheel Hub / Bearing /
Oil Seal” in this section.
18) Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nuts
: 95 N·m (9.5 kg-m, 69.0 lb-ft)
19) Lower hoist.
Front Axle Shaft / Oil Seal / Kingpin Bearing
Outer Race
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Drain differential gear oil from front axle housing by loosing
drain plug (for 4WD).
3) Remove steering knuckle. For details, refer to “Steering
Knuckle / Wheel Spindle” in this section.
4) Draw out axle shaft (2).CAUTION:
As this hole is a part of the passage of the vacuum that
activates the air locking hub, if it is clogged with grease,
the air locking hub cannot be locked or unlocked.
Therefore, be careful not to apply too much grease to
avoid clogging the vacuum passage.
1. Front axle housing

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5) Remove oil seal (1) from axle housing (for 4WD).
6) Drain out kingpin bearing outer race (1) from front axle hous-
ing (2).
INSTALLATION
1) Install kingpin bearing outer race (1) to front axle housing by
using special tools.
Special tool
(A) : 09944-68510
(B) : 09924-74510
2) Press-fit oil seal (1) until it becomes flush with inner surface
of front axle housing (2) by using special tool.
Special tool
(A) : 09951-76010
3) Apply grease to oil seal lip.
“A” : Grease 99000-25010
3. Body center