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Rear Disc Rotor: Removal

  1. Lift up the vehicle, then remove the rear wheels.
  2. Release the parking brake.
  3. Remove the two mounting bolts, and remove the disc brake assembly.
    Fig 1: Locating Mounting Bolts
    G06339422Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  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. Turn the adjusting screw using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe is far enough away to allow removal of the disc rotor.
      Fig 2: Turning Adjusting Screw Using Flat Tip Screwdriver
      G06339423Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
    2. If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from the hub, drive an 8 mm bolt into the threads B of the rotor, then remove the rotor.
      Fig 3: Identifying Disc Rotor
      G05327343Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.