Rear Disc Rotor: Removal

Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
Release the lever assembly - hand brake.
Remove the caliper body assembly from the housing assembly - rear axle.
1. Remove the bolt from the brake hose bracket.
2. Remove the mounting bolt, and remove the caliper body assembly.
  
  Fig 1: Locating Brake Hose Bracket Bolts
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3. Prepare wiring harnesses etc. to be discarded, and suspend the caliper body assembly from the shock absorber with the harnesses.
  
  Fig 2: Suspending Caliper Body Assembly From Strut Assembly
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4. Remove the rear disc rotor.
NOTE:
If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor, perform the following two methods in order.
1. Remove the adjusting hole cover (A), insert the flat tip screwdriver, and rotate the adjuster assembly - rear brake until the brake shoe moves far enough to remove the disc rotor.
  
  Fig 3: Rotating Adjuster Assembly - Rear Brake Using Flat Tip Screwdriver
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2. If the disc rotor is not removed after performing above step, screw in an 8 mm (0.31 in) bolt to the threaded part (A) of the disc rotor, and remove the disc rotor.

Fig 4: Screwing In Bolt To Threaded Part Of Disc Rotor

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