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Rear Disc Rotor: Removal

  1. Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
  2. Pull down and release the parking brake.
  3. Remove the two mounting bolts and remove the disc brake assembly.
    Fig 1: Identifying Disc Brake Assembly Mounting Bolts
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  4. Suspend the disc brake assembly so that the hose is not stretched.
  5. Remove the disc rotor.
    NOTE: If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor, perform the following two methods in order.
    1. Using a flat tip screwdriver, turn the adjuster until the parking brake shoe is apart enough from disc rotor.
      Fig 2: Identifying Flat Tip Screwdriver, Adjuster, Back Plate And Cover
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    2. If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from hub, drive an 8 mm bolt into the threads B of the rotor, then remove the rotor.
      Fig 3: Identifying Disc Rotor Thickness
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