Removal And Installation

REAR WHEEL HUB AND HOUSING

Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly
1.Remove tires with power tool.
2.Remove wheel sensor from axle housing. Refer to "REAR WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded View" ABS
(without VDC), "REAR WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded View" VDC/TCS/ABS (with VDC).

CAUTION:
Never pull on wheel sensor harness.
3.Remove torque member mounting bolts. Hang torque member not to interfere with work. Refer to "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Exploded View" Exploded View.

CAUTION:
Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
4.Remove disc rotor. Refer to "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.

CAUTION:
- Put matching marks on the wheel hub and bearing assembly and the disc rotor before removing the disc rotor.
- Never drop disc rotor.
5.Remove cotter pin, and then loosen wheel hub lock nut with power tool.





6.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.
7.Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly.





8.Remove hub bolts (1) from wheel hub and bearing assembly, using the ball joint remover (A) (commercial service tool).

CAUTION:
- Remove hub bolt only when necessary.
- Never hammer the hub bolt to avoid impact to the wheel bearing.
- Pull out the hub bolt in a direction perpendicular to the wheel hub and bearing assembly.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.





- Place a washer (A) as shown in the figure to install the hub bolts (1) by using the tightening force of the nut (B).

CAUTION:
- Check that there is no clearance between wheel hub and bearing assembly and hub bolt.
- Never reuse hub bolt.





- Align the matching marks (A) made during removal when reusing the disc rotor.