Removal

PROCEDURE
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a hoist.
2. Remove rear tire and wheel assembly from vehicle.





3. Remove the dust cap from the rear hub and bearing assembly.





4. Remove the rear hub and bearing assembly retaining nut. Then remove the hub and bearing assembly from the rear knuckle.
5. Remove the rear brake shoes from the brake support plate. Refer to Rear Brake Shoes Service and Repair Removal.






6. Disconnect rear brake flex hose tube from wheel cylinder and remove the brake flex hose bracket from the brake support plate.





7. Position a 1/2 wrench over the retainer fingers on the end of the parking brake cable. Compress cable housing retaining fingers and start cable housing out of support plate. Remove wrench when retainer is free from the park brake cable mounting hole in the rear brake support plate. Alternate method is to use a aircraft type hose clamp over cable housing end fitting compressing the three fingers.
8. Remove the 4 bolts attaching the brake support plate to the knuckle. Separate brake support plate from rear suspension knuckle.