Rear Disc Rotor - Subaru Impreza 2003 Service Manual

BRAKE

6. Rear Disc Rotor

A: REMOVAL
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Loosen the wheel nuts.
3) Lift-up the vehicle, and then remove the wheels.
4) Pull down and release the parking brake.
5) Remove the two mounting bolts, and then re-
move the disc brake assembly.
6) Suspend the disc brake assembly so that hose is
not stretched.
7) 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 brake shoe gets away enough
from the disc rotor.
(2)
(1)
(4)
(1) Adjusting screw
(2) Cover
(3) Flat tip screwdriver
(4) Back plate
REAR DISC ROTOR
BR-00124
(3)
BR-00155
BR-40
(2) If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive
the disc rotor out by installing an 8-mm bolt in
holes B on rotor.
A
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.
2) Adjust the parking brake. <Ref. to PB-10, AD-
JUSTMENT, Parking Brake Assembly (Rear Disc
Brake).>
C: INSPECTION
1) Check bearing axial end play and hub runout be-
fore disc rotor runout limit inspection. <Ref. to DS-
32, INSPECTION, Rear Axle.>
2) Secure the disc rotor by tightening five wheel
nuts.
3) Set a dial gauge 10 mm (0.39 in) inward of rotor
outer perimeter. Turn the disc rotor to check runout.
If the disc rotor runout is above specified value, re-
place the disc rotor.
Disc rotor runout limit:
0.070 mm (0.0027 in)
B
BR-00036
BR-00037