Mitsubishi L200. Manual - part 379

 

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Mitsubishi L200. Manual - part 379

 

 

FRONT AXLE HUB ASSEMBLY

FRONT AXLE

26-21

DISASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS

<<A>> ABS ROTOR REMOVAL

AC500581AB

ABS rotor

MB990560

Use special tool bearing remover (MB990560) to pull 
out the ABS rotor from the hub.

<<B>> HUB REMOVAL

CAUTION

When the hub has been removed, always replace 
the wheel bearing with a new part because wheel 
bearing frictional surface will be damaged when 
removing the hub.

AC500583AB

Iron piece

MD998917

Knuckle

Hub

Use special tool bearing remover (MD998917) and 
iron piece to press out the hub as shown in the illus-
tration.

<<C>> WHEEL BEARING REMOVAL

AC500585AB

Oil seal

Bearing cage,
roller
bearings

1. Crush the bearing cage by using chisel etc., and 

remove roller bearings from the wheel bearing 
inner race (outside).

2. Remove the oil seal.

CAUTION

When removing the inner race (outside) from the 
hub, be careful not to damage the hub.

AC502019AB

Grinder

Inner race
(outside)

3. Fix the hub and shave off the wheel bearing inner 

race (outside).

AC502020

AB

Inner race
(outside)

Chisel

4. Cut in with a chisel the place where the wheel 

bearing inner race (outside) has been shaven and 
remove the wheel bearing inner race (outside) 

5.

Snap ring

4.

Washer assembly

3.

Nut

2.

ABS rotor

1.

Dust cover

>>

B

<<

Hub rotary sliding torque check

>>

C

<<

Wheel bearing axial play check

Reassembly steps (Continued)

AC500582 AB

MB990938

MB990931

FRONT AXLE HUB ASSEMBLY

FRONT AXLE

26-22

5. Install the inner race (outside) that was removed 

from the hub to the wheel bearing, and then use 
the following special tools to remove the wheel 
bearing.

• Installer bar (MB990938)

• Installer adapter (MB990931)

REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS

>>A<< WHEEL BEARING INSTALLATION
1. Fill the wheel bearing with multipurpose grease.
2. Apply a thin coating of multipurpose grease to the 

knuckle and bearing contact surfaces.

CAUTION

Press the outer race when pressing-in the wheel 
bearing. Otherwise the wheel bearing will be 
damaged.

AC500584AB

MB990938

MB991576

3. Press-in the bearing by using the following special 

tools.

• Installer bar (MB990938)

• Base (MB991576)

>>B<< HUB ROTARY SLIDING RESISTANCE 
CHECK

AC502047

1. Use a spring balance to measure the hub rotary 

sliding resistance (hub rotation starting torque) as 
shown in the illustration.

Limit: 77 N (4.4 N

m)

2. If the rotary sliding resistance is not within the 

standard value, replace the bearing.

>>C<< WHEEL BEARING AXIAL PLAY CHECK

AC511153AB

1. Measure to determine whether the wheel bearing 

axial play is within the limit or not.

Limit: 0 mm

2. If the play is not within the limit range, replace the 

bearing and re-install.

INSPECTION

M1261002000120

• Check the front hub and brake disc mounting sur-

faces for galling and contamination.

• Check the knuckle inner surface for galling and 

cracks.

DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY <4WD>

FRONT AXLE

26-23

DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY <4WD>

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

M1261003501723

CAUTION

Pre-removal Operation
• Under Cover Removal (Refer to GROUP 51, Under Cover 

).

• Gear Oil Draining (Refer to 

P.26-11

).

 Post-installation Operation
• Press the dust cover with a finger to check whether the 

dust cover is cracked or damaged.

• Gear Oil Supplying (Refer to 

P.26-11

).

• Under Cover Installation (Refer to GROUP 51, Under 

Cover ).

• Wheel Alignment Check and Adjustment (Refer to 

GROUP 33, On-vehicle Service ).

AC500411

AC500629

AE

60 ± 10 N·m

N

N

N

5

4

3

1

8

9

2

7

6

74 ± 14 N·m

113 ± 9 N·m

147 ± 29 N·m

190 - 210 N·m

40 ± 4 N·m

14

108 ± 10 N·m

12

11

10

16

N

13

15

9.0 ± 2.0 N·m

88 ± 10 N·m

17

18

22

19

20

N

21

105 ± 10 N·m*

*: Indicates parts which should be temporarily tightened, and then fully tightened with the vehicle 
on the earth in an unladen condition.

 

 

 

Removal steps 

 

 

1.  Front wheel speed sensor <Vehicles 

with ABS>

<<

A

>>

 

2.  Caliper assembly

 

3.  Brake disc

 

4.  Hub cap

 

5.  Split pin

<<

B

>> >>

A

<< 6.  Driveshaft nut

 

>>

A

<< 7.  Washer

8. Stabilizer link assembly to lower arm 

connection

9. Shock absorber mounting bolt
10.  Split pin

<<

C

>>

11.  Tie rod end connection
12.  Split pin

<<

C

>>

 

13.  Lower arm ball joint connection
14.  Split pin

<<

C

>>

 

15.  Upper arm ball joint connection

 

  

Removal 

steps 

(Continued)

DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY <4WD>

FRONT AXLE

26-24

REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS

<<A>> CALIPER ASSEMBLY REMOVAL
1. Remove the caliper assembly with brake hose.
2. Secure the removed caliper assembly with a wire 

or other similar material at a position where it will 
not interfere with the removal and installation of 
the hub assembly and knuckle.

<<B>> DRIVESHAFT NUT REMOVAL

CAUTION

Do not apply pressure to wheel bearing by the 
vehicle weight to avoid possible damage when 
driveshaft nut is loosened. 

AC102462

AC

MB990767

Use special tool front hub and flange yoke holder 
(MB990767) to fix the hub and remove the driveshaft 
nut.

<<C>> TIE ROD END /LOWER ARM BALL JOINT /
UPPER ARM BALL JOINT DISCONNECTION

CAUTION

• Do not remove the nut from the ball joint. 

Loosen it and use the special tool to avoid 
possible damage to ball joint threads.

AC106820 AE

Cord

Bolt

MB991897
or
MB992011

Nut

Ball joint

Hang the special tool with a cord to prevent 
from falling. 

1. Install special tool ball joint remover (MB991897 

or MB992011) as shown in the figure.

AC106821

Knob

Parallel

Bolt

Correct

Wrong

AC

2. Turn the bolt and knob as necessary to make the 

jaws of special tool parallel, tighten the bolt by 
hand and confirm that the jaws are still parallel.
NOTE: When adjusting the jaws in parallel, make 
sure the knob is in the position shown in the fig-
ure.

3. Tighten the bolt with a wrench to disconnect the 

tie rod end.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINT

>>A<<WASHER/ DRIVESHAFT NUT INSTALLA-
TION

CAUTION

Before securely tightening the driveshaft nuts, 
make sure there is no load on the wheel bear-
ings. Otherwise the wheel bearings will be dam-
aged.

AC607861 AB

MB990767

Washer

16. Dust cover
17. Front hub assembly
18. Knuckle
19. LH driveshaft assembly
20. LH driveshaft
21. Circlip
22. RH driveshaft assembly

 

 

 

Removal steps (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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