Removal & Installation

Lift vehicle and remove wheels.
Remove 2 mounting bolts and remove disc brake assembly. See Fig 1 .
Suspend disc brake assembly so that the hose is not stretched.
Pull down and release the parking brake.
Remove disc rotor.
NOTE:
If disc rotor is difficult to remove, try the following:
- Turn adjusting screw using a slot-type screwdriver until the brake shoe gets away enough from the disc rotor. See Figure .
- If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive the disc rotor out by installing an 8 mm bolt in the 2 holes on the rotor. See Fig 2 .
To install, reverse removal order.
Adjust the parking brake. See PARKING BRAKE under ADJUSTMENTS.

Fig 1: Removing Mounting Bolts & Disc Brake Assembly

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Fig 2: Identifying 8-mm Bolt Holes & Rotor Thickness (Rear Disc Rotor)

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