Rear Axle Removal
REMOVALDISC BRAKE
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Jack-up the vehicle, and remove the rear wheel cap and wheels.
CAUTION: Be sure to loosen and retighten the axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings.
3) Unlock the axle nut.
4) Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench.
5) Return the parking brake lever and loosen the adjusting nut.
6) Remove the disc brake caliper from the back plate, and suspend it from strut using a piece of wire.
7) Remove the disc rotor from the hub.
NOTE: If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive it out by in stalling an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in disc rotor.
8) Disconnect the parking brake cable end.
9) Disconnect the rear stabilizer from rear lateral link.
10) Remove the bolts which secure trailing link assembly to the rear housing.
CAUTION: Discard old self-locking nut. Replace with a new one.
11) Remove the bolts which secure lateral assembly to the rear housing.
CAUTION: Discard old self-locking nut. Replace with a new one.
12) Disengage the BJ from the housing splines, and remove the rear drive shaft assembly. if it is hard to remove, use STs.
ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE
CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to damage the 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.
13) Remove the rear ABS sensor from the back plate.
14) Remove the bolts which secure rear housing to strut, and separate the two.
DRUM BRAKE
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Jack-up the vehicle, and remove the rear wheel cap and wheels.
CAUTION: Be sure to loosen and retighten the axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings.
3) Unlock the axle nut.
4) Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench.
5) Return the parking brake lever and loosen the adjusting nut.
6) Remove the brake drum from hub.
7) If it is difficult to remove brake drum, remove the adjusting hole cover from the back plate and then turn the adjusting screw using a slot-type screwdriver until the brake shoe separates from the drum.
NOTE: If brake drum is difficult to remove, drive it out by in stalling an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in brake drum.
8) Using a flare-net wrench, disconnect the brake hose from the wheel cylinder.
CAUTION: Cover open end of wheel cylinder to prevent entry of foreign particles.
9) Disconnect the parking brake cable end.
10) Disconnect the rear stabilizer from the rear lateral link.
11) Remove the bolts which secure trailing link assembly to the rear housing.
CAUTION: Discard old self-locking nut. Replace with a new one.
12) Remove the bolts which secure lateral link assembly to the rear housing.
CAUTION: Discard old self-locking nut. Replace with a new one.
13) Disengage the BJ from the housing splines, and remove the rear drive shaft assembly. If it is hard to remove, use STs.
ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE
CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to damage the 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.
14) Remove the rear ABS sensor from the back plate.
15) Remove the bolts which secure rear housing to strut, and separate the two.