Rear Disc Rotor

Rear Disc Rotor

REMOVAL
1) Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
2) Release the parking brake.
3) Remove the brake hose bracket.





4) Remove the two mounting bolts, and remove the disc brake assembly.





5) Suspend the disc brake assembly so that the hose is not stretched.
6) Remove the disc rotor.

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

1) Turn the adjuster using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe is far enough away to allow removal of the disc rotor.





2) If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from hub, drive an 8 mm bolt into the threads B of the rotor, and remove the rotor.





INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.

2) Adjust the parking brake.

INSPECTION
1) Check the rear wheel bearing play and axle hub runout before inspecting the disc rotor runout limit.
2) Secure the disc rotor by tightening the five wheel nuts.
3) Set a dial gauge 10 mm (0.39 in) inward from the disc rotor outer circumference. Rotate the disc rotor to check runout. If the disc rotor runout exceeds the service limit, grind the disc rotor. After grinding, check the thickness of the disc rotor by following step 4).





4) Set a micrometer 10 mm (0.39 in) inward from the disc rotor outer perimeter, and then measure the disc rotor thickness. If the thickness of disc rotor exceeds the service limit, replace with a new disc rotor.