Honda CR-V 1997 Service Manual page 919

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and make sure it is
securely supported.
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the brake drum from the hub by threading
8 x.A.25 mm bolts into the drum to push it away
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the hub bearing unit. Turn each bolt two turns
at a time to prevent cocking the drum excessively.
SPINDLE NUT
181 N·m 118.5 kgf·m. 134 Ibf.ftl
Replace .
WHEel NUT
12)( 1.5 mm
108 N·m 111 .0 kgf·m, 80 Ibf·ftl
4. Raise the lock ing tab on the spindle nut. then
remove the nut.
5. Remove the brake shoes.
6. Remove the parking brake cable from the backi ng
plate using a 12 mm offset wrench as shown .
12mm
OFFSET WRENCH
PARKING BRAKE CABLE
7. Disconnect the brake line from the wheel cylinder.
8. Remove the whee l sensor from the backing plate
(for vehicles with ABS) . Do not disconnect the
wheel sensor connector.
9. Remove the 12 mm flange bolts.
TRAILING ARM
I
FLANGE BOLT
12 x 1.25 mm
PUllER
(Commerciallvavailable)
10. 4WD: Remove the backing plate/hub bearing unit
from the rear axle with a puller if necessary.
11. Separate the rear hub from the hub bearing unit
using the special tools and a press.
Note the fol/owing items during disassembly:
• Take care not to distort the backi ng plate.
• Hold on to the hub to keep it from falling when
pressed clear. Press
DRIVER
07749 - 0010000
DRIVER ATIACHMENT,
31 K40mm
07746 - 0010200
(conl'd)
18-21