Removal And Installation

REAR WHEEL HUB AND HOUSING


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove tires with power tool.
2. Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness. Exploded View.
3. Remove caliper assembly. Hang caliper assembly not to interfere with work. Inspection Exploded View.

CAUTION:
Never depress brake pedal while caliper assembly is removed.
4. Remove disc rotor. Removal And Installation.
5. Remove cotter pin, then loosen suspension arm mounting nut of axle housing. Exploded View.
6. Remove cotter pin, and then loosen wheel hub lock nut with power tool.
7. Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft. Remove the wheel hub lock nut.

CAUTION:
- Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
- Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for housing (or joint sub-assembly), shaft and the other parts.

NOTE:
Use suitable puller, if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.
8. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly.
9. Remove parking brake shoe and parking brake cable from back plate. Exploded View and Exploded View.
10. Remove anchor block mounting nuts, and then remove anchor block and back plate from axle housing.
11. Remove stabilizer connecting rod (upper side) with power tool. Exploded View.
12. Remove radius rod (axle housing side). Exploded View.
13. Remove coil spring. Exploded View.
14. Set suitable jack under axle housing.
15. Remove front lower link (shock absorber side) with power tool. Exploded View.
16. Remove front lower link (axle housing side). Exploded View.
17. Separate suspension arm from axle housing so as not to damage ball joint boot using ball joint remover, and then remove axle housing from the vehicle.

CAUTION:
- Temporarily tighten nuts to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover from coming off.
- Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
- Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for counterpart such as joint sub-assembly, and other parts.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
- Never use a power tool to tighten the wheel hub lock nut.
- Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and axle housing.
- Never reuse cotter pin.