Tuff Country 54900 - Toyota Tacoma 95-04 5 lift kit - Manual (Page 8)

72. Locate the stock hub assembly, the stock ABS speed
sensor rotor and bearing spacer that where removed
from step # 69. Carefully press the stock hub assembly
into the new driver side spindle. Special Note: Tuff
Country highly recommends that this step be
performed by a capable installer or technician. If
special care is not taken, the stock hub assembly or
new driver side spindle may be damaged. If the stock
hub assembly or the new driver side spindle are
damaged, new parts will need to be purchased. Re-
install the stock ABS speed sensor and bearing spacer
into the new driver side spindle. Special Note: Tuff
Country highly recommends that this step be
performed by a capable installer or technician. If
special care is not taken, the stock ABS speed
sensor or bearing spacer may be damaged. If the
stock ABS speed sensor rotor or bearing spacer are
damaged, new ABS speed sensor rotor or bearing
spacer will need to purchased.
73. Locate the stock inner oil seal that was removed from
step # 68. Carefully re-install the stock inner oil seal to
the new driver side spindle. Special Note: Take special
care not to damage the stock oil seal during
installation. Set the new driver side spindle a side for
later re-installation.
74. Repeat steps 68 — 73 for the passenger side
spindle.
75. Locate the new driver side spindle. Remove the new
upper ball joint castle nut and set a side for later
installation. Working on the driver side, carefully slide the
stock drive shaft into the new driver side spindle. Secure
the new driver side spindle to the stock upper control
arm and finger tight the new upper ball joint castle nut
that was removed earlier in this step.
Photo # 18
76. Locate the (4) stock bolts that connected the stock
lower control arm ball joint plate to the stock spindle that
were removed from step # 13. Secure the stock lower
control arm ball joint plate to the new driver side spindle
using the stock hardware. Special Note: Make sure to
use thread locker or lock tite. Torque to 39 ft lbs.
Photo # 19
77. Locate the stock cotter pin and castle nut that
connected the stock outer tie rod to the stock lower ball
joint plate that was removed in step # 12. Secure the
stock outer tie rod to the stock lower ball joint plate using
the stock castle nut. Torque to 67 ft lbs. Making sure
that the hole in the stock castle nut and the stock outer
tie rod line up, install the stock cotter pin.
Photo # 20
78. Locate (1) new cotter pin from hardware bag
54900SL. Working on the driver side, torque the new
upper castle nut that connects the upper ball joint to the
66. Working on the driver side, torque the stock
hardware that connects the stock steering shaft to the
new steering shaft extension bracket to 18 ft lbs. Also,
torque the new 5/16” x 1 1/2” bolts that connect the new
steering shaft extension bracket to the stock rack and
pinion to 18 ft lbs.
67. Locate the stock front drive line and the stock
hardware that was removed from step # 31. Re-install
the stock front drive line back into the stock location
using the stock hardware. Torque the stock hardware to
30 ft lbs. Special Note: When re-installing the stock
front drive line from the vehicle, take special care
that the slip yoke on the stock front drive line does
not come apart. If the slip yoke comes apart and it
does not get re-installed back into the stock location,
it may cause the stock front driveline to be out of
balance.
68. Locate the stock driver side spindle that was
removed from step # 14. Working on the stock driver
side spindle, carefully remove the inner stock oil seal
from the stock spindle. Special Note: Take special care
not to damage the stock oil seal during removal. Set
the stock oil seal a side for later instructions.
69. Working on the stock driver side spindle, carefully
press out the stock hub assembly from the stock spindle.
Special Note: Tuff Country highly recommends that
this step be performed by a capable installer or
technician. If special care is not taken, the stock hub
assembly, ABS speed sensor rotor or bearing spacer
may be damaged. If the stock hub assembly, ABS
speed sensor rotor or bearing spacer are damaged a
new hub assembly, ABS speed sensor or bearing
spacer will need to be purchased from your local
dealer. Once the stock hub assembly has been pressed
out, set the stock hub assembly, ABS speed sensor rotor
and bearing spacer a side for later instructions.
70. Working on the stock driver side spindle, remove the
(4) stock bolts holding the stock dust cover to the stock
driver side spindle. Set the stock bolts and dust cover a
side for later instructions. Also, at this time remove the
outer stock oil seal from the stock spindle. Special Note:
Take special care not to damage the stock oil seal
during removal. Set the stock oil seal a side for later
instructions. The stock spindle may be discarded.
71. Locate the new driver side spindle. Locate the stock
outer oil seal, the (4) stock bolts and the stock dust cover
that were removed in step # 70. Install the stock outer oil
seal to the new spindle. Special Note: Take special
care not to damage the stock oil seal during
installation. Next, install the stock dust cover to the new
driver side spindle using the stock hardware. Special
Note: Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite.
Torque the stock hardware to 13 ft lbs.