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Rear Hub Unit Bearing

Rear Hub Unit Bearing

REMOVAL

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
3) Lift the crimped section of axle nut.





4) Remove the axle nut using a socket wrench while depressing the brake pedal.

CAUTION:
Remove the wheel before loosening the axle nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the wheel bearings.

5) Remove the disc brake caliper from the rear housing, and suspend it from vehicle using a string.





6) Remove the rear disc rotor.
7) Remove the four bolts from the rear housing.





8) Remove the rear hub unit bearing.

CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to damage the magnetic encoder.
^ Do not get closer the tool which charged magnetism to magnetic encoder.









NOTE:
If it is hard to remove, use the ST.

ST1 926470000 AXLE SHAFT PULLER
ST2 28099PA110 AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE





INSTALLATION

1) Aligning with the mounting hole of the rear brake back plate, temporarily tighten the rear hub unit bearing to the rear housing.

CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to damage the magnetic encoder.
^ Do not get closer the tool which charged magnetism to magnetic encoder.






2) Tighten the four bolts of the rear housing.





Tightening torque:
65 Nm (6.63 kgf-m, 47.9 ft-lb)

3) Tighten the new axle nut temporarily.

CAUTION:
Use new axle nuts.

4) Install the rear disc rotor.
5) Install the disc brake caliper on the rear housing.

Tightening torque:
66 Nm (6.73 kgf-m, 48.7 ft-lb)

6) Install the brake hose bracket and rear ABS wheel speed sensor.

Tightening torque:
Brake hose bracket
33 Nm (3.36 kgf-m, 24.3 ft-lb)
Rear ABS wheel speed sensor
7.5 Nm (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)

7) While pressing the brake pedal, tighten the new axle nuts to the specified torque.

CAUTION:
^ Do not install wheel and let it touch the ground before tightening the axle nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the axle bearing.
^ Do not overtighten the nuts as this may damage the axle bearing.


Tightening torque:
190 Nm (19.37 kgf-m, 140.1 ft-lb)

8) After tightening the axle nut, lock it securely.





9) Install the rear wheels.

Tightening torque:
100 Nm (10.20 kgf-m, 73.8 ft-lb)