Nissan 40015-7S000 Spindle-KNUCKLE,LH

On Armada models equipped with a rear auto-leveling suspension, turn the ignition key to the OFF position before raising the vehicle. Loosen the wheel lug nuts, raise the rear of the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands placed under the frame rails. Remove the wheel. Loosen the driveaxle/hub nut. Remove the wheel speed sensor, brake disc and the parking brake shoes. Remove the parking brake actuator and cable from the steering knuckle. Remove the hub and wheel bearing and the brake backing plate. Remove the rear lower link and coil spring. Detach the front lower link and upper arm link from the rear steering knuckle, then remove the rear steering knuckle. Installation is the reverse of removal. Tighten the mounting fasteners. Note: Raise the rear lower link with a floor jack to simulate normal ride height before tightening the mounting fasteners for the rear suspension components.

On Armada models equipped with a rear auto-leveling suspension, turn the ignition key to the OFF position before raising the vehicle. Loosen the wheel lug nuts, raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands placed underneath the frame (or subframe) rails. Remove the wheel. Remove the wheel speed sensor, brake caliper and brake disc. Hang the caliper out of the way with a piece of wire (don't disconnect the brake hose). Remove the wheel bearing and hub assembly. Disconnect the tie-rod end from the steering knuckle. Disconnect the balljoints from the steering knuckle and remove the steering knuckle. Installation is the reverse of removal. Be sure to tighten the balljoint and tie-rod end fasteners and use new cotter pins. Note: If necessary, tighten the nuts a little more to align the slots in the nut with the hole in the ballstud; don't loosen the nut to insert the cotter pin. Tighten the caliper mounting bolts. On 4WD models, tighten the driveaxle hub nut. Tighten the wheel lug nuts.