Rear Axle

Axle Housing Assembly

Removal & Installation

With Disk Brakes

To Remove:

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions at the beginning of this section.
2. Safely raise and support the vehicle.
3. Release the parking brake.
   • Loosen the adjusting nut
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Ground cable from battery

     CAUTION
     Be certain to both loosen and retighten axle nuts after removing the wheel, to avoid wheel bearing damage.

   • Wheel cap
   • Wheels
   • Unlock and remove the axle nut
   • Disc brake caliper from the backing plate
     1. Suspend it from the strut using a piece of shop wire
   • The disc rotor from the hub

     Note: If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive it out by installing an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in disc rotor.

   • The parking brake cable end
   • The rear stabilizer from rear lateral link
   • The bolt, which secure trailing link assembly to the rear housing

     CAUTION
     Discard the old self-locking nut. Replace it with a new one.

   • ST 28099PA100 Drive Shaft Remover
   • The bolts, which secure lateral assembly to the rear housing

   CAUTION
   Discard old self-locking nut. Replace with a new one.

5. Disengage the BJ from the housing splines,
   • Remove the rear drive shaft assembly

     Note: If it is hard to remove, use STs.

   • ST1 926470000 Axle Shaft Puller
   • ST2 927140000 Axle Shaft Puller Plate

   CAUTION
   Be careful not to damage the oil seal lip when removing rear drive shaft.
   When rear drive shaft is to be replaced, also replace inner oil seal with a new one

6. Remove the rear ABS sensor from the back plate (only vehicle equipped with ABS)
7. Remove the bolts, which secure the rear housing to the strut
   • Separate the two

To Install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   • The rear housing assembly and strut assembly

     CAUTION
     Use a new self-locking nut. Torque to: 145 ft. lbs., 20 kgf-cm, (196 Nm).

   • Fit the BJ (bell joint) to the rear housing splines

     CAUTION
     Be careful not to damage inner oil seal lip.

   • The rear housing assembly to the lateral link assembly

     CAUTION
     Use a new self-locking nut. Torque to: 101 ft. lbs., 397 kgf-cm, (137 Nm).

   • The rear housing assembly to the trailing link assembly

     CAUTION
     Use a new self-locking nut. Torque to: 83 ft. lbs., 152 kgf-cm, (113 Nm).

   • Connect the rear stabilizer to the rear lateral link

     CAUTION
     Use a new self-locking nut. Torque to: 33 ft. lbs., 50 kgf-cm, (44 Nm).

   • The parking brake cable to the parking brake
   • The disc rotor on the rear housing assembly
   • The disc brake caliper on the backing plate
     1. Torque to: 38 ft. lbs., 30 kgf-cm, (52 Nm)
   • The rear ABS sensor and brake cable bracket (vehicles quipped with ABS)
2. Bleed the air from the brake system.
3. Adjust the parking brake lever stroke by turning the adjuster.

   CAUTION
   Use a new axle nut.

4. Pull the parking brake lever back to apply brakes.
5. While depressing brake pedal, tighten the axle nut.
   • Torque to: 137ft. lbs., 19 kgf-cm, (186 N)
6. Lock the axle nut after tightening

   CAUTION
   Always tighten axle nut before installing the wheel on the vehicle. If the wheel is installed and comes in contact with the ground when the axle nut is loose, the wheel bearings may be damaged.

   CAUTION
   Be sure to tighten the axle nut to specified torque. Do not over tighten this may damage the wheel bearing.

7. Install the wheel and tighten the wheel nuts to specified torque.
   • Torque to: 65 ft. lbs. 897 kgf-cm, (88 Nm)