REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION


caution For vehicles with ABS, be careful not to strike the pole piece at the tip of the rear wheel speed sensor with tools during servicing work.
Pre-removal Operation
  • Brake Fluid Draining

 Post-installation Operation
  • Brake Fluid Filling and Bleeding (Refer to GROUP 35A, On-vehicle Service ).

  • Parking Brake Lever Stroke Adjustment (Refer to GROUP 36, On-vehicle Service ).

<Vehicles with rear drum brake>

Removal steps


1.
 Brake drum


2.
 Shoe and lining assembly (Refer to GROUP 35A, Rear Drum Brake ).


3.
 Rear wheel speed sensor/parking brake cable to lower arm connection


4.
 Rear wheel speed sensor


5.
 O-ring


6.
 Parking brake cable connection


7.
 Brake tube connection
<<A>>
8.
 Axle shaft assembly
<<B>>
 >>A<<
 9.
 Oil seal

<Vehicles with rear disc brake>

Removal steps


1.
 Rear brake tube and hose connection


2.
 Caliper assembly

>>B<<
 3.
 Rear brake disc

>>B<<
 4.
 Plug


5.
 Shoe and lining assembly (Refer to GROUP 35A, Rear Drum Brake ).


6.
 Rear wheel speed sensor/parking brake cable to lower arm connection


7.
 Rear wheel speed sensor


8.
 O-ring


9.
 Parking brake cable connection
<<A>>
 >>B<<
 10.
 Axle shaft assembly
<<B>>
 >>A<<
 11.
 Oil seal

REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS

<<A>> AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY REMOVAL

Pull the rear axle shaft from axle housing. If the rear axle shaft is hard to remove, use the following special tools.

  • Slide hammer (MB990211)
  • Rear axle shaft puller (MB990241)

<<B>> OIL SEAL REMOVAL

Use the following special tools with hook attached to remove the oil seal.

  • Slide hammer (MB990211)
  • Adapter (MB990212)

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINT

>>A<< OIL SEAL INSTALLATION

Drive the new oil seal into the rear axle housing end by using the following special tools.

  • Installation adapter (MB990930)
  • Installer bar (MB990938)

>>B<< AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY/PLUG/REAR BRAKE DISC INSTALLATION
caution Align the plug hole on the rear brake disc with one of the four holes on the axle shaft. If you install the plug to the concave portion on the axle shaft by mistake, the plug will be adrift and the brake shoe cannot be adjusted.

1.Ensure that the plug hole on the rear brake disc is aligned with one of the four holes on the axle shaft.
2.Install the rear brake disc.
3.Install the plug.