Mopar 5085886AD Front Steering Knuckle

If your car has an electric parking brake actuator from 2014 and earlier, first release the brake and disconnect the battery cable from the negative terminal. Before lifting up the back of the car, loosen each rear wheel's nuts, place jackstands under it, lift it carefully, and take off all wheels. When applicable, detach the electric parking brake actuator electrical connector first. Remove the actuator from the rear brake assembly and carefully take apart the wiring harness from any holding tabs on the knuckle. Unplug the ABS wheel sensor wiring hose from the suspension knuckle, and loosen any clips holding it in place. To work on AWD drives, loosen the hub nut and move the driveaxle outer joint off its placement in the hub. Support the caliper with wire when you take it off, along with the mounting bracket. After that, free the brake disc and backing plate. Unhook the stabilizer bar link from the control arm that sits lower down. Remove the knuckle-to-trailing link bolts. Unscrew the nuts that keep the lower control arm, toe link, and upper control arm connected to the knuckle. Finally, remove the knuckle. Turning your vehicle around, tighten all fasteners on the suspension, and bolt down the caliper bracket, hub nut on AWD models, and wheel nuts according to standard procedure.

On 2014 and older models, you need to replace the steering knuckle if it gets broken. Before starting, loosen both wheel lug nuts and hub/driveaxle bolt, raise the car on jackstands, and make sure it won't move. First take off the wheel, then loosen the driveaxle/hub nut. First separate the brake disc and then take off the ABS front wheel speed sensor. Unclip the tie-rod end from the knuckle and split the balljoint from the control arm. Take out the bolt(s) holding the steering knuckle to the strut, and remember where they go. Keep the alignment when reinstalling the strut assembly by making notes on how the cam bolt fits into the lower slotted hole. Take out the broken knuckle from the strut, pry the driveaxle slide off the hub, and hang it in a safe place. To install it back, follow the same removal steps but make sure all suspension parts are fastened correctly. To complete the job, put back the wheel, drive the car to the ground, tighten all lug nuts, and then tighten the wheel-axle hub nut. Make sure the front end alignment is correct, then adjust it if needed.