Rear Axle

1. Disconnect battery ground cable, then raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove rear wheel caps, then rear wheels. Loosen and retighten axle nut after removing wheels from vehicle.
3. On 2WD models, using screwdriver, pry hub cap off.
4. On all models, unlock and remove axle nut, then return parking brake and loosen adjuster.
5. Remove disc brake caliper. Suspend caliper from strut.
6. Remove disc rotor from hub. If rotor seizes on hub, drive off rotor by installing 8 mm bolt into hole in rotor.
7. Disconnect parking brake cable end.
8. On AWD models, remove stabilizer clamp.
9. On all models, remove lateral link assembly to rear housing attaching bolts. Discard self-locking nut.
10. Remove trailing link assembly to rear housing attaching bolts. Discard self-locking nut.
11. On AWD models, remove rear driveshafts as follows:
a. Remove and discard spring pin which secures rear differential spindle to double offset joint (DOJ).
b. Remove DOJ from rear differential spindle.
c. Disengage bell joint (BJ) from housing splines, then remove rear driveshaft assembly.
12. On all models, remove lower strut to rear housing mounting bolts, then separate strut from housing.
11. On models with anti-lock brakes, remove rear ABS sensor from back plate.
12. On all models, remove rear housing (hub) from vehicle.
13. Reverse procedure to install.