Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 775

Rear Suspension
Hub Bearing Unit Replacement (cont'd)
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with
safety stands in proper locations (see
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the hub cap, then pry the spindle nut lock
tab away from the spindle, and loosen the nut.
SPINDLE
WASHER
HUB CAP
Replace.
NOTE: Take care not to damage the hub
SPINDLE NUT
unit on
24 x 1.5 mm
Replace.
245 N-m (25.0 kgf-m, 181 Ibf-ft)
NOTE: After tightening, use a drift to
stake the spindle nut shoulder against
the spindle.
4. Remove the brake hose mounting bolt.
CAUTION: To prevent accidental damage to the
caliper assembly or brake hose, use a short piece of
wire to hang the caliper assembly from the under-
carriage.
CALIPER ASSEMBLY
CALIPER BRACKET
MOUNTING BOLTS
55 N-m
(5.6 kgf-m, 41 Ibf-ft)
Remove the caliper bracket mounting bolts, and
5.
hang the caliper assembly to one side.
section 1).
WHEEL NUT
108 N-m
(11 kgf-m, 80 Ibf-ft)
disassembly.
22 N-m
(2.2 kgf-m, 16 Ibf-ft)
6. Remove the 6 mm brake disc retaining screws.
9.8 N-m
(1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 Ibf-ft)
8 x 12 mm
BOLTS
7. Screw two 8 x 12 mm bolts into the disc to push it
away from the hub. Remove the brake disc.
NOTE: Turn each bolt two turns at a time to pre-
vent cocking the disc excessively.
8. Remove the hub bearing unit from the knuckle.
HUB BEARING UNIT
NOTE: Wash the bearing and spindle thoroughly in
high flash point solvent before reassembly.
9. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Tighten the new spindle nut to the specified torque,
then stake the spindle nut shoulder against the
spindle.
BRAKE DISC