Front left steering hub on a 2001 Nissan Sentra

Nov 14, 2013 7:05 PM

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Front left wheel hub

Note the hub pin is about 1/2" out past the grooves of the hub nut.

Knuckle assembly from outside

Are there supposed to be any spacers/washers/rings here?

Knuckle assembly from inside

Are there supposed to be any spacers/washers/rings here?

Drive axle

Are there supposed to be any spacers/washers/rings here?

Exploded view prior to reassembly

This is everything, I'm not leaving out any spacers, washers, or rings that I have. If it's missing in the picture, it's missing.

Balljoint dust boot damage

That black thing in the back is my sleeved arm, attempting to block some light for a better picture

Tie-rod dust boot damage

We should upvote the shit out of this.

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That ball joint is fucked

13 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

it seems likely there would be a snap ring to hold the bearing in the knuckle assembly.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sorry about your ball joint, OP.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Going to turbo charge it my friend? :)

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

If you're replacing the CV axle, it may be that axle is made for ABS and your vehicle isn't equipped with an ABS system.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Axles with and without the ABS rings are the same otherwise (at least on everything I've worked on).

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I will always upvote DIY automotives

13 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I wish this made any sort of sense to me.

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Once I didn't get it, but a little here and little reading there and poof! You can change shit out without spending $$$$$.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I can change my windshield washer fluid! Yeah, I suck in the car department.

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

If it helps any, just read one new piece of information everyday that you don't know. Cars, homes, animals, etc. Knowledge adds up.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I actually do that, just not so much with cars. I reign supreme on trivia games to the point no one wants to play with me!

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That is odd it has a slotted nut and then the pin is so far away. Usually a cotter pin is outside a normal nut, or you have a safety (1/5)

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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13 years ago | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

nut-thin,slotted nut that goes over the actual load bearing nut) with a cotter pin holding that in place through the slots. Or (2/5)

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

cheap out like saturn and just have a nut with nothing else. There usually aren't any spacer washers, a dodge caravan I did had a (3/5)

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

dust shield that went between the back side of the bearing and C/V that kind of sealed in that side of the bearing around (4/5)

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

the knuckle. Never worked on a saturn though (VW, Honda, Dodge, Saturn, Mazda, Ford here) (5/5) <

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Looked at your pics again more closely. There should be a thick washer between the C/V nut and the wheel bearing.

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0