Honda HR-V: Rear Axle Beam Removal and Installation (2WD)

Removal & Installation

1. Vehicle - Lift

2. Rear Wheels - Remove

3. Parking Brake - Release

4. Hub Bearing Unit - Remove - Refer to: Rear Hub Bearing Unit Removal and Installation (2WD), or Rear Hub Bearing Unit Removal and Installation (AWD)

5. Rear Spring Seat Lower Cover - Remove (USA and Canada models)

6. Wire Harness Mounting Bolt - Remove

7. Brake Hose - Remove

Fig. 17: Brake Hose Mounting Bracket Torque Specifications

8. Spring - Remove - Refer to: Rear Spring Removal and Installation (2WD), or Rear Spring Removal and Installation (AWD)

9. Axle Beam - Remove

Fig. 18: Axle Beam Mounting Bolt With Torque Specifications

1. Place a floor jack under the lower spring seat (A) on both sides of the axle beam (B), and support it by raising the floor jack. Do not place the floor jack under the center of the axle beam
2. Remove the bolts (C)
3. Lower the jack slowly, then remove the axle beam.
   NOTE : Use the new axle beam mounting bolt during reassembly.

10.All Removed Parts - Install

1. Install the axle beam in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
   • Loosely install nuts and/or bolts to install the bushings, load the suspension with the vehicle's weight, and then tighten the nuts and/or bolts to the specified torque.
   • After installing the brake hose, the wheel speed sensor wire, and the electric parking brake wire, check interference and twisting to other parts.
   • Before installing the rear brake disc, clean the mating surfaces of the hub bearing unit and the inside of the brake disc.

11.Wheel Alignment - Check

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