Removal

1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove rear wheel and brake drum.

Fig. 1 Disconnecting Parking Brake Inner Cable:

3. Remove brake shoes and disconnect parking brake inner cable, Fig. 1.
4. Disconnect brake line from wheel cylinder.
5. From inboard side of brake backing plate, remove four nuts from bearing holder through bolts.
6. Pull out axle shaft assembly. Do not strike backing plate in an attempt to remove axle shaft. Use puller tool No. J-5748, or equivalent.
7. Flatten locking tab on lock washer, then mount axle shaft in vise, clamping vise jaws around locknut. Do not tighten vise excessively.
8. Place holder tool No. J-24246, or equivalent, onto studs and secure with two wheel nuts, then turn axle shaft from locknut.
9. Remove locknut, washer, bearing and holder, then using a press, remove brake backing plate from axle shaft. Only a small amount of force is required to remove bearing from shaft. Make sure to support backing plate solidly and hold onto axle shaft to prevent it from falling.
10. Remove oil seal from bearing holder and drive out bearing outer race using a drift.
11. Reverse steps 7 through 10 to reassemble shaft. Tighten locknut to specification.