Removal

Rear Hub Unit Bearing

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 rear ABS wheel speed sensor from the rear axle housing.
(1) Remove the bolts, and remove the rear ABS wheel speed sensor.
(2) Remove the rear ABS wheel speed sensor harness from the upper arm.

CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to damage the sensor.
^ Do not apply excessive force to the sensor harness.

^ Except for XV model: Remove the harness clamp clip.





^ XV model: Remove the bolts and remove the sensor bracket.





4) Remove the caliper body assembly from the housing assembly - rear axle.
(1) Remove the bolts and then remove the brake hose bracket and caliper body assembly.





(2) Prepare wiring harnesses etc. to be discarded, and suspend the caliper body assembly from the strut assembly.





5) Remove the rear disc rotor.

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

1. Remove the adjusting hole cover (A) for the disc rotor, and rotate the adjuster assembly - rear brake using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe moves far enough from the disc rotor.





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.





6) Remove the bolts from the housing assembly - rear axle, and then remove the hub unit COMPL - rear axle.

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.

Preparation tool:
ST1: AXLE SHAFT PULLER (926470000)
ST2: AXLE SHAFT PULLER PLATE (28099PA110)