Rear Axle Removal

Rear Axle

REMOVAL

1) Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
2) Remove the nut - axle.

CAUTION:
Do not loosen the nut - axle while the rear axle is loaded. Doing so may damage the hub unit COMPL.

(1) Lift the crimped section of the nut - axle.
(2) Remove the nut - axle using a socket wrench while depressing the brake pedal.





3) Remove the nuts, and disconnect the sensor assembly - headlight beam leveler. (model with auto headlight beam leveler, left side only)





4) Remove the bolts and nuts, and lower the lateral link assembly - rear.
(1) Remove the nut and disconnect the rear stabilizer link assembly. (model with rear stabilizer)
(2) Remove the bolts at the bottom of rear strut assembly.
(3) Disconnect the housing assembly - rear axle from the lateral link assembly - rear.





5) Remove the caliper body assembly from the housing assembly - rear axle.
(1) Remove the bolts, and remove the brake hose bracket and ABS wheel speed sensor.
(2) Remove the mounting bolts, and then remove the caliper body assembly.





(3) Prepare wiring harnesses etc. to be discarded, and suspend the rear disc brake caliper from the strut assembly with the harnesses.





6) Remove the rear disc rotor.

NOTE:
If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor, perform the following two methods in order.

1. Insert the flat tip screwdriver (b) into the brake adjustment hole (A), and rotate the adjusting screw (a) until the brake shoe moves far enough to remove the disc rotor (c).





2. When the disc rotor is difficult to be removed from the hub unit COMPL - rear axle, screw in 8 mm (0.31 in) bolt to the threaded part of the disc rotor (A), and remove the disc rotor.





7) Remove the rear axle shaft assembly from the hub unit COMPL - rear axle.

PREPARATION TOOL:
ST1: AXLE SHAFT PULLER (926470000)
ST2: AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE (28099PA110)





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

8) Remove the lateral link assembly - front.
(1) Remove the snap pin (a) and nut (b).
(2) Remove the ball joint from the housing assembly - rear axle.

PREPARATION TOOL:
Tie-rod end puller





9) Remove the housing assembly - rear axle.
(1) Remove the bolts for the upper arm, the trailing link, and the lateral link assembly - rear, and then separate the housing assembly - rear axle.
(2) Remove the housing assembly - rear axle.





CAUTION:
^ Be careful of the weight of the housing assembly - rear axle.
^ Be careful not to damage the spline portion of the axle shaft.

10) Refer to "Rear Hub Unit Bearing" for removal of the hub unit COMPL - rear axle.