KIA Niro: Driveshaft and axle

Service Data

Tightening Torques

Tightening Torques

Lubricants

Lubricants

Special Service Tools

Special Service Tools

Tool Name / Number/ Illustration/ Description

Tool Name / Number/ Illustration/ Description

Ball joint puller
09568-34000/ joint/ Remove the ball joint

Puller
09495-33000/ spider assembly/Used for removal of spider assembly
from a drive shaft

Band installer
0K495-C5000/ ear type boot band/Used for installing ear type boot band
(Sharing the tool handle with 0K495- 2W000)

Band installer
0K495-2W000/ hook type boot/Used for installing hook type boot
band (low profile type)
(Sharing the tool handle with 0K495- C5000)

Troubleshooting

Symptom:

Leaning phenomenon of vehicle

Expected cause → Countermeasure

Defect on front suspension and steering. → Adjust or replace

Wheel bearing burning → Replace

Symptom:

Vibration

Expected cause → Countermeasure

Over abrasion, separation, damaged or bended on drive shaft → Replace

Wheel bearing separation → Replace

Symptom:

shimmy

Expected cause → Countermeasure

Inappropriated wheel balance → Adjust or replace

Combination of front suspension and steering → Adjust or replace

Symptom:

Noise

Expected cause → Countermeasure

Over worned out, damaged or bended →  Replace

Noise on connecting part of drive shaft and hub while driving straight, back or curve (Clicking or Creaking noise) →  Adjust hub nut fastening or replace inner washer

Noise from inner side of shaft while driving curve (Repeated tapping noise) → Replace

Friction noise on drive shaft boots (Sticky noise) → Clean and apply fluorine lubricant

Damaged or burnt of drive shaft damper (Booming noise) → Replace damper kit

Hub nut has got loosen → Adjust

Trouble on the front suspension and steering → Adjust or replace

Disk fixing bolt has got loosen → Adjust

Noise on wheel bearing while driving (Whir noise)

→  Replace

Wheel bearing has separation, contacted surface of flange burnt → Replace

Symptom:

Leakage

Expected cause → Countermeasure

Leakage of grease on drive shaft boots (partial parts replacement when inboard side boots has leakage) → Replace

Symptom:

Rust

Expected cause → Countermeasure

corrosion on nonpainting area (Not a problem for functioning) → Explain to customer it is normal

Symptom:

ABS warning lamp
illuminated

Expected cause → Countermeasure

Loosen assembly on wheel bearing sensor and sensor cable → Adjust

Foreign substance on wheel bearing sensor assembly area (connector) → Cleaning

Communication trouble (KDS inspection and trouble code deletion) → Adjust

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