Removal (Legacy)
- Remove rear hub cap. Apply brakes and loosen axle shaft nut. Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel. Remove axle shaft nut. Remove disc rotor.
- On vehicles with anti-lock brakes (ABS), remove rear speed sensor from backing plate. On all vehicles, remove brake assembly from backing plate and wire aside.
- Remove nut and bolt attaching lateral link assembly to rear housing. Remove nut and bolt attaching trailing link assembly to rear housing. Use a pin punch to drive out spring pin retaining inboard joint to differential. See Figure . Remove outboard joint from rear housing. Remove axle shaft.