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How to change front wheel bearing on TOYOTA Avensis Verso (_M2_) – replacement guide

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This replacement procedure can be used for:
TOYOTA Avensis Verso (_M2_) 2.4 VVT-i (ACM21), TOYOTA Avensis Verso (_M2_) 2.0 D (CLM20_), TOYOTA Avensis Verso (_M2_) 2.0 VVT-i (ACM20_) … View more

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Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_). List of the tools you'll need:

                      Wire brush
                    
                      WD-40 spray
                    
                      All-purpose cleaning spray
                    
                      Brake cleaner 
                    
                      Ceramic grease
                    
                      Multipurpose grease
                    
                      Copper grease 
                    
                      Torque wrench
                    
                      Combination spanner #19
                    
                      Drive socket # 10
                    
                      Drive socket # 17
                    
                      Drive socket # 19
                    
                      12-point socket # 30 
                    
                      Wheel impact socket #19
                    
                      Bush and bearing driver set
                    
                      Bearing separator
                    
                      Ball joint puller
                    
                      Ratchet wrench
                    
                      Circlip pliers
                    
                      Water pump pliers
                    
                      Flat chisel
                    
                      Hammer
                    
                      Crow bar
                    
                      Wheel chock

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AUTODOC recommends:

Do not re-use the bearing assembly of your TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_) car.
The wheel hub bearing replacement procedure is identical for both wheels on the same axle.
Please note: all work on the car – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_) – should be done with the engine switched off.

Carry out replacement in the following order:

Step 1

Open the bonnet. Unscrew the brake fluid reservoir cap.

Step 2

Secure the wheels with chocks.

Step 3

Unstake the fastener of the driveshaft. Use a flat metal-working chisel. Use a hammer.

Step 4

Loosen the fastener of the driveshaft. Use 12-point socket No.30.
Step 5

Loosen the wheel mounting bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19.
Step 6

Raise the car.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_). AUTODOC recommends:
If you are using a jack, make sure it rests on a flat surface without any unevenness.Be sure to additionally secure the car with jack stands.
Step 7

Unscrew the wheel bolts.

AUTODOC recommends:
Warning! To avoid injury, hold the wheel while unscrewing the fastening bolts. TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_)
Step 8

Remove the wheel.
Step 9

Unscrew the fastener connecting the drive shaft to the wheel hub. Use 12-point socket No.30. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 10

Remove the fastening nut.
Step 11

Spread the brake pads. Use a crowbar.
Step 12

Clean the brake caliper bracket fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 13

Unscrew the brake caliper bracket fasteners. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 14

Remove the fastening bolts.
Step 15

Remove the brake caliper together with its bracket.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_). AUTODOC experts recommend:
Tie the caliper to the suspension or to the body with a wire without disconnecting from the brake hose to prevent depressurization of the brake system.Make sure that the brake caliper is not hanging on the brake hose.Don't press the brake pedal after the brake caliper has been removed. As a result, the piston can fall out from the brake cylinder, and brake fluid leakage and depressurization of the system may occur.
Step 16

Remove the brake disc.
Step 17

Clean the ABS wiring harness bracket. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 18

Unscrew the fastener of the ABS sensor wiring harness. Use a drive socket #10. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 19

Disconnect the ABS sensor wiring.
Step 20

Clean the ABS sensor fastener. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 21

Unscrew the ABS sensor fastener. Use a drive socket #10. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 22

Disconnect the ABS sensor. Use water pump pliers.
Step 23

Remove the cotter pin that secures the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar.
Step 24

Clean the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 25

Unscrew the end fastening nut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 26

Disconnect the tie rod end from the steering knuckle. Use a ball joint puller.
Step 27

Clean the fasteners connecting the ball joint to the suspension control arm. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 28

Unscrew the fasteners connecting the ball joint to the control arm. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 29

Disconnect the ball joint from the control arm. Use a crowbar.
Step 30

Clean the fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 31

Unscrew the fasteners connecting the suspension strut to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19. Use a drive socket #19. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 32

Remove the fastening bolts.
Step 33

Detach the driveshaft from the steering knuckle.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_). Tip from AUTODOC experts:
Make sure that the drive shaft is not unloaded (when the car is jacked).
Step 34

Disconnect the steering knuckle from the shock absorber strut.
Step 35

Remove the steering knuckle together with the wheel hub.
Step 36

Clean the splines of the drive shaft CV joint. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 37

Treat the splines of the driveshaft CV joint. Use copper grease.
Step 38

Clean the mounting seats of the shock strut. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 39

Clean the tie rod end fastener. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 40

Clean the ball joint fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 41

Remove the hub from the steering knuckle. Use a bush and bearing driver set.
Step 42

Clean the wheel hub bearing retaining ring. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 43

Remove the wheel hub bearing retaining ring. Use circlip pliers.
Step 44

Dismantle the inner bearing race that is remaining on the hub. Use a bush and bearing driver set. Use a bearing separator.
Step 45

Press out the wheel hub bearing. Use a bush and bearing driver set.
Step 46

Clean the hub bearing mounting seat. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 47

Press the new bearing in the steering knuckle. Use a bush and bearing driver set.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_). Professionals recommend:
Check to make sure the wheel hub bearing is positioned correctly. Avoid its misalignment. Stop pressing on the surface of the bearing immediately after it has been fitted into its mounting seat.
Step 48

Install the wheel hub bearing retaining ring. Use circlip pliers.
Step 49

Clean the hub bearing mounting seat. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 50

Install the wheel hub on the steering knuckle. Use a bush and bearing driver set.

AUTODOC recommends:
Make sure that the wheel hub is positioned correctly. Avoid any misalignment.
Step 51

Install the steering knuckle assembled with the wheel hub.
Step 52

Fix the shock absorber strut on the steering knuckle.
Step 53

Install the fastening bolts.
Step 54

Install the steering knuckle on the CV axle.
Step 55

Attach the ball joint to the control arm.
Step 56

Tighten the fasteners that connect the ball joint to the suspension arm. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 57

Screw in the fasteners connecting the suspension strut to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19. Use a drive socket #19. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 58

Connect the tie rod end to the steering knuckle.
Step 59

Screw on the fastening nut that connects the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 60

Install the fastening nut.
Step 61

Screw in the fastener of the CV axle. Use 12-point socket No.30. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 62

Clean the wheel hub. Use a wire brush. Use all-purpose cleaning spray.
Step 63

Treat the contacting surface. Use ceramic grease.
Step 64

Install the brake disc.
Step 65

Clean the mounting seat of the brake caliper bracket. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.

Step 66

Install the brake caliper together with its bracket.
Step 67

Install the fastening bolts.
Step 68

Screw in the fasteners of the brake caliper bracket. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 69

Tighten the fastening nut connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 49 Nm torque.
Step 70

Install the cotter pin that secures the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar.
Step 71

Connect the ABS sensor wiring.
Step 72

Tighten the fastener of the ABS sensor wiring harness. Use a drive socket #10. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 8 Nm torque.
Step 73

Treat the mounting surface of the ABS sensor. Use a multipurpose grease.
Step 74

Connect the ABS sensor.
Step 75

Tighten the fastener that connects the ABS sensor to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #10. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 8 Nm torque.
Step 76

Tighten the fasteners connecting the ball joint to the control arm. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 75 Nm torque.
Step 77

Tighten the brake caliper bracket fasteners. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 106 Nm torque.
Step 78

Tighten the lower fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a combination spanner #19. Use a drive socket #19. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 143 Nm torque.
Step 79

Treat the shock strut fasteners. Use copper grease.

Step 80

Treat the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use copper grease.

Step 81

Treat the fasteners of the ball joint. Use copper grease.

Step 82

Tighten the CV axle fastener. Use 12-point socket No.30. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 216 Nm torque.
Step 83

Restake the fastener of the driveshaft. Use a flat metal-working chisel. Use a hammer.
Step 84

Clean the wheel rim mounting seat. Use a wire brush.
Step 85

Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use ceramic grease.
Step 86

Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.

AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_). After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
Step 87

Install the wheel.

AUTODOC recommends:
Warning! To avoid injury, hold the wheel while screwing in the fastening bolts on the car. TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_)
Step 88

Screw in the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19.
Step 89

Lower the car and working in a cross order, tighten the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 103 Nm torque.
Step 90

Remove the jacks and chocks.

Replacement: wheel bearing – TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO (_CLM2_, _ACM2_). Tip from AUTODOC experts:
Without starting the engine, press the brake pedal several times until you feel significant resistance.Check the brake fluid level in the expansion tank and refill if necessary.
Step 91

Tighten the brake fluid reservoir cap. Close the hood.

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