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Backing Plate: Service and Repair




BRAKE BACKING PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

1. Remove the rear wheel cylinder. See Removal and Replacement.

2. Remove the brake flexible hose bracket bolt.

- To install, tighten to 15 Nm {1.5 kgf-m, 133 in-lbf}.





3. Compress the parking brake cable conduit locking tabs and pull the parking brake cable assembly through the backing plate.

4. Remove the rear wheel hub. See - Wheel Bearing - Removal/Installation or - Wheel Bearing - Removal/Installation.

5. Remove the 4 backing plate bolts and the backing plate.

- To install, tighten to 85 Nm {8.7 kgf-m, 63 ft-lbf}.

6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.