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Rear-wheel hubs

Rear-wheel hubs

To remove



1. Raise the car and remove the wheel.

2. Press back the brake pistons, using a pair of slip-joint pliers.

3. Remove the two brake caliper retaining bolts. If necessary, also undo the pipe connection. Use a cable tie to suspend the brake caliper out of the way.

4. Back off the adjusting screw for the brake shoes.

5. Remove the lever's return spring.

6. Disconnect the handbrake cable from the lever.

7. Remove the brake disc retaining bolts. Remove the brake disc.

8. Unplug the connector for the speed sensor.

9. Remove the wheel hub's four retaining bolts.

10. Remove the wheel hub, back plate and spacer. Separate the wheel hub from the back plate.


To fit



1. Clean the contact surfaces by means of a wire brush.

2. Place the back plate on the wheel hub and spacer.

3. Fit the back plate and spacer. Fit new wheel-hub nuts.

Tightening torques:

50 Nm +(30°-45°) (36.9 lbf ft +(30°- 45°)).

4. Mount the brake disc on the hub and fit the locking screw, securing it with Loctite or the like.

5. Attach the handbrake cable to the lever.

6. Fit the return spring on the lever and plug in the speed sensor connector.

7. Position the brake caliper and fit the retaining bolts, securing them with Loctite or the like.

8. Screw in the adjusting nut for the brake shoes through the hole in the disc until the disc is prevented from rotating.

9. Back off the adjusting nut until the brake disc is just free to rotate.

10. Fit the wheel and lower the car to the floor. Tighten the wheel bolts.

Tightening torques:

105-130 Nm (78-96 lbf ft) light alloy wheel

90-105 Nm (67-78 lbf ft) pressed steel wheel