Nissan Armada 2025-2026 Service and Repair Manual: Front Wheel Hub and Knuckle

Exploded View

	Upper ball seat		Steering knuckle		Baffle
	Splash guard		Wheel hub and bearing assembly		Disc rotor
	Hub bolt		Cotter pin		Lower ball seat
	: vehicle front
	: N·m (kg-m, in-lb)
	: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)
	: Always replace after every disassembly.

Removal and Installation

WARNING:

• Jacking up or lift up the vehicle may the vehicle height to go down which cause a personal injury and/or damage to the air suspension component parts. Refer to Precaution for when Jacking and Lifting Up the vehicle with Electronic Air Suspension System.

REMOVAL

Remove tires. Refer to ROAD WHEEL TIRE : Removal & Installation.

Remove brake hose bracket. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove brake caliper assembly. Hang brake caliper assembly in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer to FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Removal & Installation.

CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

Remove disc rotor.

CAUTION:

• Put matching marks on the wheel hub assembly and the disc rotor before removing the disc rotor.

  

• Never drop disc rotor.

Remove wheel sensor harness. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove steering outer socket. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Set suitable jack under lower link.

Remove shock absorber mounting bolt from lower link. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then remove splash guard and baffle.

Separate upper link from steering knuckle, using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool), and remove upper link.

CAUTION:

• Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from suddenly coming off.

• Never damage ball joint boot.

Remove lower link from steering knuckle.

CAUTION:

Never damage ball joint boot.

Remove steering knuckle.

Remove hub bolts from wheel hub assembly, using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool) (A).

CAUTION:

• Only remove the hub bolt when it is necessary to do so.

• Tap the hub bolt with a hammer or other means, without exerting any impact on the wheel hub assembly.

• Remove the hub bolt perpendicularly from the wheel hub assembly.

Perform inspection after removal. Refer to Inspection.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of the removal.

Hub Bolts

Place a suitable washer as shown in the figure to install the hub bolts by using the tightening force of the nut .

CAUTION:

• Check that there is no clearance between wheel hub, and hub bolt.

• Never reuse hub bolt.

Disc rotor

CAUTION:

• Align the matching marks made during removal when reusing the disc rotor.

  

• Never drop disc rotor.

Inspection

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

Check the following items, and replace the part if necessary.

Ball Joint Inspection

Check boots of upper link, lower link and steering outer socket ball joint for breakage, axial play, and swing torque:

• Upper link: Refer to Inspection.

• Lower link: Refer to Inspection.

• Steering outer socket ball joint: Refer to Inspection.

INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION

Check runout of disc rotor, when replaced the disc rotor. Refer to Inspection and Adjustment.

Check wheel sensor harness for proper connection. Refer to Exploded View.

Check the wheel alignment. Refer to Inspection.

Adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to Work Procedure.