Rear Suspension
Rear Wheel Hub Assembly Removal and InstallationRemoval
1. Hoist vehicle and remove rear wheels.
2. Uncaulk rear axle nut (1).
3. Pull up parking brake lever fully and remove rear axle nut (1).
4. Remove rear break shoe.
5. Disconnect brake pipe (1) from wheel cylinder (2) and put wheel cylinder bleeder plug cap (3) onto pipe to prevent fluid from spilling.
6. Loosen parking cable cap nut (1).
7. Removal rear wheel hub housing bolts (1) and then remove rear wheel hub assembly and back plate.
8. Refer to Step 7) of Front Wheel Hub Assembly Removal and Installation to remove hub bolts since the rear wheel hub assembly is the same as the front wheel hub assembly.
Installation
1. Refer to Step 1) of Front Wheel Hub Assembly Removal and Installation to install hub bolts since the rear wheel hub assembly is the same as the front wheel hub assembly.
2. Apply grease to end face of inner ring (2) before rear wheel hub (1) installation.
CAUTION: Do not apply the grease to the encoder section to avoid the encoder malfunction.
A: Grease 99000-25010SUZUKI Super Grease A
3. Install rear wheel assembly and back plate to rear suspension knuckle and tighten rear wheel hub housing bolts (1) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Rear wheel hub housing bolt a: 50 Nm (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 ft. lbs.)
4. Tighten parking cable cap nut (1) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Parking cable cap nut a: 11 Nm (1.1 kg-m, 8.0 ft. lbs.)
5. Connect brake pipe (1) to wheel cylinder (2) and tighten brake pipe flare nut (1) to specified torque and install bleeder plug cap (3) taken off pipe back to bleeder plug.
6. Install rear break shoe.
7. Pull up parking brake lever fully and tighten new rear axle nut (1) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Rear axle nut a: 200 Nm (20.0 kg-m, 145.0 ft. lbs.)
8. Caulk rear axle nut (1).
CAUTION: Be careful while calking nut so that no crack will occur in calked part of nut. Cracked nut must be replaced with new one.
9. Fill reservoir with brake fluid and bleed brake system.
10. Upon completion of all jobs, depress brake pedal with about 30 kg (66 lbs) load three to five times so as to obtain proper drum-to-shoe clearance. Adjust parking brake cable.
11. Install rear wheels.
12. Check to ensure that brake drum is free from dragging and proper braking is obtained.
13. Lower hoist and tighten rear wheel bolts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nut: 100 Nm (10.0 kg-m, 72.5 ft. lbs.)
14. Perform brake test (foot brake and parking brake).
15. Check each installed part for fluid leakage.