Removal

PROCEDURE
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a hoist.
2. Remove rear tire and wheel assembly from vehicle.

Rear Hub And Bearing Dust Cap:

3. Remove bearing dust cap from the rear hub and bearing assembly.





4. Remove the rear hub and bearing assembly retaining nut. Then remove the rear hub and bearing assembly from spindle.
5. Remove rear brake shoe assemblies from the brake support plate. Refer to Rear Brake Shoes Service and Repair Removal.





6. Disconnect rear brake flex hose tube from wheel cylinder.
7. Remove park brake actuator lever from the park brake cable.





8. Position a 1/2 wrench over the retainer fingers on the end of the parking brake cable. Compress cable housing retaining fingers and start cable housing out of support plate. Remove wrench when retainer is free from the park brake cable mounting hole in the rear brake support plate. Alternate method is to use a aircraft type hose clamp over cable housing end fitting compressing the three fingers.
9. Remove the 4 brake support plate to knuckle attaching bolt and washer assemblies. Separate brake support plate from rear suspension knuckle.