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Rear






WARNING!
^ Do not re-use any fasteners that are worn or deformed in normal use.
^ Some fasteners are designed to be used only once, and are unreliable and may fail if used a second time.
^ This includes, but is not limited to, nuts, bolts, washers, circlips and cotter pins.
^ Always follow the recommendations in this information, replace these fasteners with new parts where indicated, and any other time it is deemed necessary by inspection.


1. Axle beam
- Welding or straightening are not permitted
2. Stub axle
- For vehicles with ABS
- Straightening is not permitted
3. Brake backing plate
4. Bolt with washer
- Tighten to; 30 Nm (22 ft lb)
5. Stub axle
- For vehicles without ABS
- Straightening is not permitted
6. Seal
- Fill area between sealing lips with multi-purpose grease
- Drive in fully using soft-faced hammer
7. Inner wheel bearing
- Drive out outer race with copper mandrel
- Do not wash out when re-used
- Driving in, refer to Fig. 5, below.
8. ABS wheel speed sensor rotor
- Vehicles with ABS only
- Drive off evenly working through threaded holes in hub
- Pressing on, refer to Fig. 6, below.
9. Wheel hub
- Fill with multi-purpose grease before installing
10. Outer wheel bearing
- Drive out outer race with copper mandrel
- Do not wash out when re-used
- Driving in, refer to Fig. 4, below.
11. Thrust washer
12. Hex nut
- Adjusting wheel bearing play, refer to Fig. 3, below.
13. Slotted cap
- Install on hex nut
14. Cotter pin
- Always replace
15. Grease cap
- Removing, refer to Fig. 1, below.
- Driving on, refer to Fig. 2, below.
- Always replace if damaged





Fig. 1 Removing grease cap
- First drive grease cap off slightly with light hammer taps on claws of special tool.

NOTE: Always replace damaged grease caps.





Fig. 2 Driving on grease cap
- Damaged grease caps permit penetration of moisture.
- The tool shown must be used to install the cap damage.
- Damaged grease caps have to be replaced.





Fig. 3 Adjusting wheel bearing play
- Wheel bearing play is correct when the thrust washer can just be moved with a screwdriver using finger pressure only (not by prying).
- To re-adjust, tighten hex nut while turning wheel by hand to prevent over-stressing wheel bearing.
- Secure with slotted cap and new cotter pin.





Fig. 4 Driving in outer wheel bearing outer race
- Press in fully.





Fig. 5 Driving in inner wheel bearing outer race
- Drive in fully.





Fig. 6 Pressing on ABS wheel speed sensor rotor