FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Rear

REMOVE
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
2. Remove rear wheel and tire assembly.
3. If installed, remove brake drum retaining clips from wheel studs and discard.





4. Remove the brake drum from the rear hub/bearing assembly.





5. Remove dust cap from rear hub/bearing assembly.





6. Remove hub/bearing assembly to rear spindle retaining nut.
7. Remove rear hub/bearing assembly from knuckle, by pulling it straight off the knuckle by hand.

INSTALL





1. Install the hub/bearing assembly on the knuckle. Then install a NEW rear hub/bearing assembly retaining nut. Tighten the hub/bearing assembly retaining nut to a torque of 250 Nm (185 ft. lbs.).
2. Install hub/bearing assembly dust cap, using a soft faced hammer.
3. Install the rear brake drum on the hub/bearing assembly.
4. Install rear wheel and tire assembly on vehicle. Tighten all wheel stud nuts in crisscross pattern to one-half the specified torque. Then repeat pattern, fully tightening the stud nuts to a torque of 115 - 155 Nm (85 - 115 ft. lbs.).
5. Lower vehicle.