Rear Disc Rotor: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2023 Subaru Ascent. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Release the parking brake.
- Using the Subaru Select Monitor, perform the brake maintenance mode. Ref. to PARKING BRAKE>PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM>OPERATION>BRAKE MAINTENANCE MODE .
- Disconnect the ground terminal from battery sensor. Ref. to REPAIR CONTENTS>NOTE>BATTERY .
- Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
- Remove the disc brake assembly rear.
- Remove the pad clip and the brake hose bracket.
- Remove the connector and mounting bolt, and remove the disc brake assembly rear.
- Prepare wiring harnesses etc. to be discarded, and suspend the disc brake assembly rear from the shock absorber assembly rear.
- Remove the brake disc rear.NOTE:
- Before removing the brake disc rear, put an alignment mark (b) on the hub bolt so that it matches the alignment mark (a) of the brake disc rear.
- When the brake disc rear is difficult to be removed, screw in 8 mm (0.31 in) bolt to the threaded part of the brake disc rear (a), and remove the brake disc rear.
- Before removing the brake disc rear, put an alignment mark (b) on the hub bolt so that it matches the alignment mark (a) of the brake disc rear.