Rear Axle Removal

REMOVAL
DISC BRAKE
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Lift-up the vehicle, and remove the rear wheel.
3. Unlock the axle nut.





4. Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench with brake pedal depressed.

CAUTION: Remove the axle nut with vehicle weight not applied on axle. Failure to follow this rule may damage the wheel bearings.





5. Return the parking brake lever and loosen adjusting nut.
6. Remove the disc brake caliper from back plate, and suspend it from strut using a piece of wire.
7. Remove the disc rotor from hub.

NOTE: If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive it out by installing 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 rear housing.





11. Remove the bolts which secure lateral assembly to rear housing.





12. Remove the rear ABS sensor from back plate.
13. Disengage the BJ from housing splines, and then remove the rear drive shaft assembly. If it is hard to remove, use the STs.
ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 927140000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE





NOTE:
^ Be careful not to damage the oil seal lip when removing rear drive shaft.
^ When the rear drive shaft is to be replaced, also replace the inner oil seal with a new one.





14. Remove the bolts which secure rear housing to strut, and separate the two.

DRUM BRAKE
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Lift-up the vehicle, and remove rear wheel cap and wheels.
3. Unlock the axle nut.
4. Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench.

CAUTION: Failure to follow this rule may damage the wheel bearings.





5. Return the parking brake lever and loosen adjusting nut.
6. Remove the brake drum from hub.





7. If it is difficult to remove the brake drum, remove the adjusting hole cover from back plate, and then turn the adjusting screw using a flat tip screwdriver until brake shoe separates from the drum.





NOTE: If the brake drum is difficult to remove, drive it out by installing two 8-mm bolts into bolt hole in brake drum.





8. Using a flare-nut wrench, disconnect the brake hose from wheel cylinder. Cover the open end of wheel cylinder to prevent entry of foreign particles.
9. Cover the open end of brake pipe with vinyl sheet or equivalent to prevent brake fluid from spilling.





10. Disconnect the parking brake cable end.





11. Disconnect the rear stabilizer from rear lateral link. Remove the bolts which secure trailing link assembly to rear housing.





12. Remove the bolts which secure lateral link assembly to rear housing.





13. Remove the rear ABS sensor from back plate.
14. Disengage the BJ from housing splines, and remove the rear drive shaft assembly. If it is hard to remove, use the 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 the rear drive shaft is to be replaced, also replace the inner oil seal with a new one.





15. Remove the bolts which secure rear housing to strut, and separate the two.