Removal

REMOVAL

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove wheel and tire.
3. Remove brake drum or disc brake caliper and rotor from hub and bearing.
4. If equipped with antilock brakes, perform the following:
a. Remove secondary (yellow) retaining clip at rear of wheel speed sensor head (Figure 1).
b. Push up on metal retaining clip (Figure 1) until it bottoms. This will release wheel speed sensor head from hub and bearing.
c. While holding metal clip up, pull back on wheel speed sensor head removing it from hub and bearing.




Figure 1 Sensor Connector At Hub And Bearing






5. Remove the 4 bolts attaching the hub and bearing to the rear axle.

CAUTION: Corrosion may occur between the hub and bearing, and the axle. If this occurs the hub and bearing will be difficult to remove from the axle. If the hub and bearing will not come out of the axle by pulling on it by hand, do not pound on the hub and bearing to remove it from the axle. Damage will occur. Use the following procedure.

6. If the hub and bearing cannot be removed from the axle by hand, use Remover, Special Tool 8458 (Figure 2) and the following procedure to press the hub and bearing out of the axle.




Figure 2 REMOVAL USING SPECIAL TOOL 8458






a. Remove the two outboard spring plate bolts.
b. Thread Threaded Guide Pins into hub and bearing mounting bolt holes.
c. Using the spring plate bolts, install the Screw Mount, Special Tool 8458-2, as shown (Figure 2). Mount the Screw Mount to the spring plate with the tool number facing the hub and bearing and the beveled edge on the bottom facing the spring, otherwise the Forcing Screw will rub the spring plate when installed.
d. Place Push Plate, Special Tool 8458-1, on ends of Threaded Guide Pins
e. Place a dab of grease in dimple of Push Plate.
f. Install Forcing Screw, Special Tool 8458-3, through Screw Mount from rear.
g. Tighten the Forcing Screw up against dimple in Push Plate and press hub and bearing out of axle by continuing to tighten screw.
h. Remove the tool.
i. Reinstall the two outboard spring plate bolts. Tighten the bolts to 102 Nm (75 ft. lbs.).
7. Remove the hub/bearing from the rear axle and brake support plate.