Rear
RemoveNote: When removing the center cap from the wheel do not use a sharp or hard tool. Use of such a tool can damage the finish on the wheel and damage the center cap.
Wheel Center Cap Removal:
1. Remove the center cap from the wheel. Center cap is removed by inserting a trim stick into the notch on the center cap and prying it off the wheel.
Stub Shaft To Hub Bearing Nut:
2. With the weight of the vehicle supported by the tires and the parking brake applied, loosen but do not remove the stub shaft to hub bearing nut.
3. Raise the vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
4. Remove the wheel and tire.
Disc Brake Caliper Mounting Bolts:
5. Remove the 2 bolts, mounting rear disc brake caliper to caliper adapter.
Rear Brake Caliper Remove/Install:
6. Remove disc brake caliper from caliper adapter. Caliper is removed by first rotating free end of caliper away from caliper adapter. Then with free end of caliper rotated away from adapter, lift caliper off the caliper adapter.
Correctly Supported Disc Brake Caliper:
7. Support disc brake caliper by hanging it from the shock absorber bracket on the frame, using wire or a tie strap. Do not let the flex hose support the weight of the brake caliper, damage to the flex hose can occur.
Note: If rotor retainers are on the wheel mounting studs they must be remove before attempting to remove rotor. They do not need to be installed when rotor is installed back on hub bearing.
8. Remove rotor from hub/bearing.
Stub Shaft Retaining Nut:
9. Remove stub shaft to hub/bearing retaining nut.
Special Tool 6790 Installed On Hub/bearing:
10. Install Puller, Special Tool 6790 on flange of hub/bearing. Place puller bolt in center of stub shaft.
Note: The outer CV joint needs to be pressed away from the knuckle for the required socket clearance when removing the hub/bearing mounting bolts.
Caution: When pressing the stub shaft out of the hub/bearing, do not exceed the distance of one inch from rear surface of the knuckle. If the stub shaft is pressed back further the driveshaft joints can be damaged.
Pressed Out Outer CV Joint:
11. Using Puller, Special Tool 6790, partially press stub axle out of hub/bearing. Press stub axle out of hub bearing until rib on housing of outer CV joint is one inch back from the rear surface of the knuckle.
12. Remove the 3 bolts mounting the hub/bearing and caliper adapter to the knuckle.
Note: The outer CV joint stub axle spline to hub bearing spline are an interference fit. They can not be separated by hand. Puller, Special Tool 6790 must be used to separate the hub bearing from the outer CV joint stub axle.
13. Using Puller, Special Tool 6790, continue pressing the hub/bearing off the stub shaft of the outer CV joint until the 2 pieces separate. Then remove hub/bearing from outer CV joint and knuckle.
Park Brake Cable At Actuator:
14. Remove park brake cable from park brake shoe actuator. The park brake shoe actuator is located at the rear of the caliper adapter.
Park Brake Cable Removal From Caliper Adapter:
15. Remove park brake cable from caliper adapter. Park brake cable is removed from caliper adapter by pushing a 1/2 inch box wrench over the end of park brake cable retainer. This will collapse retaining fingers on park brake cable retainer and push park brake cable out of caliper adapter.
16. Remove caliper adapter and park brake shoes as an assembly from the knuckle.
Install
1. Install the 3 hub/bearing attaching bolts into the knuckle.
2. Install caliper adapter on knuckle using the 3 hub/bearing bolts to hold it in place.
3. Install the hub/bearing on the stub shaft of the outer CV joint. Align the hub/bearing with its 3 mounting bolts and hand start the bolts in to the flange of the hub/bearing. Equally tighten the 3 mounting bolts pulling the hub/bearing onto the stub shaft and into the knuckle. Continue to equally tighten the 3 mounting bolts until caliper adapter and hub bearing are squarely seated on knuckle. Then tighten the 3 mounting bolts to a torque of 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).
4. Install the stub axle to hub/bearing retaining nut. Snug the retaining nut at this time but do not attempt to tighten it to the required torque specification.
5. Install park brake cable into caliper adapter. Be sure locking tabs on cable retainer are expanded to ensure cable is held securely in adapter.
6. Install park brake cable on park brake shoe actuator, located on rear of caliper adapter.
7. Install bake rotor on hub/bearing.
8. Install disc brake caliper on caliper adapter, reversing the removal procedure.
9. Install bolts mounting disc brake caliper to caliper adapter. Tighten mounting bolts to a torque of 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.).
10. Install wheel and tire
11. Lower the vehicle so its full weight is supported by the suspension. Apply the park brake and have a helper apply the vehicle brake system to keep the vehicle from moving.
Stub Shaft To Hub Bearing Nut:
12. Tighten the stub shaft to hub bearing retaining nut to a torque of 142 Nm (105 ft. lbs.).
13. Tighten the wheel mounting nuts in the proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 122 Nm (90 ft. lbs.).
14. Install center cap on wheel.