how to install a front wheel hub/bearing, on a mitsubishi evo 4-9
this is dune on my 98 mitsubsihi mirage, converted to a evo 5. same idea as a evo 8/9 as you can tell from the pictures.
1- loosen your lugs from your rim, of the hub you are removing.
2- jack the car up, take of the rim.
3-now you will have to pull your axel out, 1st pull the center lock pin out from the center axel bolt. then you will need a 32mm socket, with a breaker bar.
next i stuck a flathead screw driver in the disc vents, that are the vents holes on the brake disc. I sticked a falt head in there so it will hit the brembo brake caliper preventing the wheel from turning well braking the axel bolt loose. (dune this at lease 15 times its worked great).
im pointing at the axel nut you must remove.
5-I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET A ALIGNMENT DUNE AFTER THIS JOB. also you do not need to remove it but it is easyer if you do.
now you can pull the steering tierod off, as seen here in the picture
you will need a 17mm socket. you will have to pull the lock pin out also.
after you have taken the bolt of use a rubber hammer/ or plastic. and tap teh rod pretty good, to pop it out of the knuckle. (NOTE when you reinstall it you must tap the top of the tierod to insert it back in the knuckle.
6-now before you can remove the front axel out of the hub, you must disconnect the shock from the knuckle.but 1st you must remove the U clamp that holds the brake line to your shock(use a flat head screw drive and pop it out with a few taps)
remove these two bolts which im grabing the picture.
after you have disconnected teh shock turn the knuckle side ways to push out the axel out of teh wheel hub. place the axel to the side but do not pull it out of the transmission.
7- now you will need to remove the brembo brake caliper, which will be 2 bolts from behind the brake disc. you will need a 19mm socket to take them off. (i hope you removed the brake line from the shock). slide the caliper off the disc, if its stuck, then get a towel and place it on the top of the caliper to prectect the paint. now use a flathead screw driver to stick between the caliper and the disc, and between the brake pads. push away from the disc it should pop off the caliper. (when reinstalling the calipers the bolts must be tighten at 80lbs of tq and use blue thread lock on teh bolts. prevent from loosening up and falling out, its happen to me.
Im grabing the top bolt of the brake caliper behind the disc.
8- remove the brake disc, if its stuck on the hub just grabe teh disc with two towels in each hand, and jiggle the disc. (should come loose) if not tap teh disc with the rubber hammer.(lightly)
8- now you with every thing disconnected, you can turn the knuckle around 180degrees. so you may be able to wokr on it easer like here.
now in this picture i had a spare knuckle and hub off the car already. (you do not need to pull the knuckle off)
use a 17mm socket to loosen all 4 bolts holding the hub on. like in this picture
now tap with a hammer on the hub all around to loosen the hub from the knuckle> like here
aftermath
now get a flathead screw driver to put between the hub and the knuckle to pop out the hub like here/
now to install the new hub clean it then just pop it back in the knuckle. and reverse the steps above. im not sure the tq specs on the hub i just used 80lbs plus blue thread lock.[/quote]
