Legacy L Wagon AWD F4-2.2L SOHC (1997)
Rear Knuckle: Service and Repair
Rear
TOOL REQUIRED
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ST1 926470000 Axle Shaft Puller
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ST2 927140000 Plate
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect ground cable from battery.
2. Jack-up vehicle, and remove rear wheel cap and wheels.
CAUTION: Be sure to loosen and retighten axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings.
3. Unlock axle nut.
4. Remove axle nut using a socket wrench.
5. Return parking brake lever and loosen adjusting nut,
a. Disc brake: Perform steps 6 and 7.
b. Drum brake: Perform steps 8 through 10.
6. Remove disc brake caliper from back plate, and suspend it from strut using a piece of wire
7. Remove disc rotor from hub.
NOTE: If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive it out by installing an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in disc rotor.
8. Remove brake drum from hub.
9. If it is difficult to remove brake drum, remove adjusting hole cover from back plate, and then turn adjusting screw using a slot-type screwdriver
until brake shoe separates from the drum.