Rear Disc Rotor: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Subaru Tribeca. 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 rear disc brake assembly.

Fig 1: Locating Rear Disc Brake Assembly Mounting Bolts
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Suspend the rear disc brake assembly so that the hose is not stretched.
Remove the rear disc brake rotor.

NOTE: If the disc rotor is difficult to remove, try the following two methods in order.

Turn the adjusting screw using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe moves adequately away from the disc rotor.

Fig 2: Turning Adjusting Screw Using Flat Tip Screwdriver
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If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from the hub, drive an 8 mm bolt into the threads B of the rotor, then remove the rotor.

Fig 3: Locating Threaded Section (B) Of Disc Rotor

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