Rear Axle Removal

Rear Axle


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:
Do not loosen the axle nut while the rear axle is loaded. Doing so may damage the hub bearing.

5) Remove the brake hose bracket and the rear ABS wheel speed sensor.
^ Disc brake model





^ Drum brake model





6) Remove the disc brake caliper from the rear housing, and suspend it from vehicle using a string. (Disc brake model)





7) Remove the rear disc rotor. (Disc brake model)
8) Remove the brake drum. (Drum brake model)
9) Remove the four bolts from the rear housing.





10) 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





11) Suspend the rear brake from the shock absorber. (Drum brake model)





12) Remove the snap pin and nut from the front lateral link.





13) Separate the rear housing and the ball joint using the puller.





14) Separate the upper arm, trailing link and rear lateral link from the rear housing.





15) Remove the rear axle.