Removal
REMOVAL1) Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2) Jack-up vehicle, and remove rear wheel cap and wheels.
CAUTION: Be sure to loosen and retighten axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings.
3) Unlock axle nut.
4) Remove axle nut using a socket wrench.
5) Return parking brake lever and loosen adjusting nut.
(1) Disc brake; Perform steps 6) and 7).
(2) Drum brake: Perform steps 8) through 10).
6) Remove disc brake caliper from back plate, and suspend it from strut using a piece of wire.
7) Remove disc rotor from hub.
NOTE; If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive it out by installing an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in disc rotor.
8) Remove brake drum from hub.
9) If it is difficult to remove brake drum, remove adjusting hole cover from back plate, and then turn adjusting screw using a slot-type screwdriver until brake shoe separates from the drum.
NOTE: If brake drum is difficult to remove, drive it out by installing an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in brake drum.
10) Using a flare-nut wrench, disconnect brake pipe from wheel cylinder.
CAUTION: Cover open end of wheel cylinder to prevent entry of foreign particles.
11) Disconnect parking brake cable end.
12) Remove bolts which secure trailing link assembly to rear housing.
CAUTION: Discard old self-locking nut. Replace with a new one.
13) Remove bolts which secure lateral link assembly to rear housing.
CAUTION: Discard old self-locking nut. Replace with a new one.
14) Disengage BJ from housing splines, and remove rear drive shaft assembly. If it is hard to remove, use STs.
ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 PLATE
CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage oil seal lip when removing rear drive shaft.
- When rear drive shaft is to be replaced, also replace inner oil seal with a new one.
15) Remove rear A.B.S. sensor from back plate (only vehicle equipped with A.B.S.).
16) Remove bolts which secure rear housing to strut, and separate the two.