Rear Disc Rotor: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Subaru Outback and 2007 Subaru Legacy. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
Release the parking brake.
Remove the two mounting bolts, and remove the disc brake assembly.

Fig 1: Removing Disc Brake Assembly
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Suspend the disc brake assembly so that the hose is not stretched.
Remove the disc rotor.
NOTE: If the disc rotor is difficult to remove, try following two methods in order.
1. Turn the adjusting screw using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe gets away enough from the disc rotor.
  
  Fig 2: Turning Adjusting Screw Using Flat Tip Screwdriver
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2. If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive the disc rotor out by pushing with an 8 mm bolt in holes B on the rotor.
Fig 3: View Of Disc Rotor
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