2005 SUZUKI JIMNY Front axle

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Leading Arm Bushing / Lateral Rod Bushing
Check
Inspect for damage, wear or deterioration.
If defective, replace.
Kingpin / Kingpin Bearing Check
1) Inspect for wear or deterioration.
2) Inspect for crack, damage or deformation of kingpin.
If defective, replace.
Barfield Joint Check
To be checked on this joint is its axial play, which shows up when
a push-and-pull motion is given to live axle shaft and wheel spin-
dle held in both hands, as shown in figure. There should be no
play at all but a play of up to 1.5 mm (0.06 in.) is permissible. If
play exceeds service limit, replace it.
Axial play in barfield joint
Steering Knuckle Seal Check
The knuckle seal used at the spherical sliding joint between the
knuckle and the inner case accomplishes the additional purposes
of keeping out road dust and of acting as the damper for the
steering handwheel. As the wear of this seal advances, its damp-
ing effect decreases and thus make the front wheel develop a ten-
dency to “shimmy” not only that road dust begins to creep into the
sliding clearance to promote the wear of the spherical sliding sur-
faces.
Check the knuckle seal for wear or damage. If defective, replace
with new one.
Standard Service Limit
0 mm (no play) 1.5 mm (0.06 in.)

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On-Vehicle Service
Stabilizer Bar / Bushings
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Remove front bumper.
3) Disconnect stabilizer ball joints (right & left) (1) from front
axle housing (2).
4) Remove stabilizer bar mount bush bracket bolts (1).
5) Remove stabilizer bar with its ball joint.
6) Disconnect stabilizer ball joints (right & left) from its bar.
INSTALLATION
1) Connect stabilizer ball joints (right & left) to its bar.

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2) When installing stabilizer, loosely assemble all components
while insuring that stabilizer is centered, side-to-side.
3) Tighten stabilizer bracket bolts (2) and stabilizer ball joint
nuts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Stabilizer mount bracket bolts
(a) : 20 N·m (2.0 kg-m, 14.5 lb-ft)
Stabilizer ball joint nuts
(b) : 50 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)
4) Install front bumper.
5) Lower hoist.NOTE:
For correct installation of stabilizer bar, side-to-side, be
sure that color paint (1) on stabilizer bar aligns with
mount bush, both right and left, as shown.
NOTE:
Tighten stabilizer mount bracket bolts (2) with vehicle
hoisted a little in non-load condition.
3. Stabilizer ball joint
4. Front axle housing

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Front Shock Absorber
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Support front axle housing by using floor jack to prevent it
from lowering, refer to “When Using Floor Jack” under “Vehi-
cle Lifting Points” in Section 0A.
3) Remove shock absorber lower mounting bolt (6).
4) Remove shock absorber upper mounting lock nut (2) and
absorber nut (3). Then remove shock absorber (1).
INSTALLATION
Install removed parts in reverse order of removal proceeded, not-
ing the followings.
As shown in figure, install washer (4) and bush (5) first and
after tightening absorber nut (3) tighten lock nut (2) to speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque
Shock absorber lock nut
(a) : 29 N·m (2.9 kg-m, 21.0 lb-ft)
Install absorber lower mounting bolt (6) in proper direction as
shown in the figure and tighten it with no load applied to axle
housing.
Tightening torque
Shock absorber lower nut
(b) : 90 N·m (9.0 kg-m, 65.0 lb-ft)
Confirm front end (wheel) alignment referring to “Preliminary
Checks Prior to Adjusting Front Alignment” in Section 3A.
Coil Spring
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle and remove wheel.
2) Disconnect stabilizer ball joint from axle housing.
3) Remove brake caliper carrier bolts and suspend caliper.
W: Wheel side
7. Lower mounting nut
CAUTION:
During removal, be careful not to damage brake flexible
hose and wheel speed sensor harness (vehicle with ABS)
and not to depress brake pedal.

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4) Support front axle housing by using floor jack.
5) Remove shock absorber lower mounting bolt (1).
6) Lower front axle housing (2) gradually as far down as where
coil spring (1) can be removed.
7) Remove coil spring (1).
INSTALLATION
Install removed parts in reverse order of removal procedures, not-
ing the followings.
1) Install coil spring (3).
2) Install absorber lower mounting bolt, refer to “Front Shock
Absorber” in this section.
3) Install caliper assembly and tighten caliper bolts to specified
torque.
Tightening torque
Brake caliper carrier bolts
(a) : 85 N·m (8.5 kg-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
4) Connect stabilizer ball joint to axle housing and tighten nut
referring to “Stabilizer Bar” in this section for tightening
torque specification. NOTE:
When supporting axle housing, it should be in non-load
condition.
NOTE:
Make sure that coil spring direction as shown.
When seating coil spring, mate spring end with
stepped part (4) of lower spring seat (2).
1. Front axle housing
U : Upper side
A : Small
B : Large

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4) Remove brake disc.
5) Remove front wheel bearing lock nut as follows.
For 2WD model :
a) Remove hub cap.
b) Remove front wheel bearing lock plate (1) by loosening 4
screws (2).
For 4WD model :
a) Remove air locking hub assembly (1).
b) Remove front axle shaft circlip and wheel spindle thrust
washer.
c) Uncaulk front wheel bearing lock nut. NOTE:
If brake disc can not be removed by hand, using 8 mm
bolts.
1. Wheel hub

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c) Install front axle shaft circlip (1) and apply thin coat of
grease to spline part of axle shaft.
“A” : Grease 99000-25010
d) Clean mating surface of air locking hub and wheel hub.
Install air locking hub assembly to wheel hub and tighten
bolts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Air locking hub bolts
(a) : 48 N·m (4.8 kg-m, 35.0 lb-ft)
12) Install ABS wheel sensor (if equipped with ABS).
13) Install brake disc and caliper assembly.
Tighten carrier bolts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Brake caliper carrier bolts
(a) : 85 N·m (8.5 kg-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
14) Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nuts
(a) : 95 N·m (9.5 kg-m, 69.0 lb-ft)
15) Lower hoist.
16) For 4WD model:
Check air locking hub for air leakage, refer to “4WD System
Check” in this section. NOTE:
When installing circlip (1) to front axle shaft, utilize screw
hole in axle shaft to pull it out and bring large diameter
(2) of circlip at right as shown.

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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