Rear Axle Installation
Rear AxleINSTALLATION
1) Temporarily tighten the rear housing to the upper arm.
2) Align the hole of rear brake back plate, and temporarily tighten the rear hub unit bearing to the rear housing.
CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to damage the magnetic encoder.
^ Do not get closer the tool which charged magnetism to magnetic encoder.
3) Install the rear drive shaft to the rear hub unit bearing.
4) Tighten the new axle nut temporarily.
CAUTION:
Use a new axle nut.
5) Attach the links to the rear housing and tighten them to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Upper arm
80 Nm (8.2 kgf-m, 59 ft-lb)
Front lateral link
60 Nm (6.1 kgf-m, 44.3 ft-lb)
Rear lateral link
80 Nm (8.2 kgf-m, 59 ft-lb)
Trailing link
80 Nm (8.2 kgf-m, 59 ft-lb)
6) Tighten the rear hub unit bearing.
7) Install the rear disc rotor.
8) Install the rear disc brake.
Tightening torque:
66 Nm (6.7 kgf-m, 48.7 ft-lb)
9) Install the brake hose bracket and the rear ABS wheel speed sensor.
Tightening torque:
Frame hose bracket
33 Nm (3.4 kgf-m, 24.3 ft-lb)
Rear ABS wheel speed sensor
7.5 Nm (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)
10) While pressing the brake pedal, tighten the new axle nuts to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
240 Nm (24.5 kgf-m, 177 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
Do not load the rear axle before tightening the axle nut. Doing so may damage the hub bearing.
11) After tightening the axle nut, lock it securely.
12) Install the rear wheels.
Tightening torque:
120 Nm (12.2 kgf-m, 88.5 ft-lb)
13) Inspect the wheel alignment and adjust if necessary.