Rear Hub Unit Bearing: Installation

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Aligning with the mounting hole of the rear brake back plate, temporarily tighten the rear hub unit bearing to the rear housing.
CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage the magnetic encoder.
- Do not get closer the tool which charged magnetism to magnetic encoder.
Fig 1: Identifying Magnetic Encoder And Rear Hub Unit Bearing
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Tighten the four bolts of the rear housing.
Tightening torque:

65 N.m (6.6 kgf-m, 47.9 ft-lb)

Fig 2: Identifying Rear Housing Bolts
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Tighten the new axle nut temporarily.
CAUTION: Use new axle nuts.
Install the rear disc rotor. (Disc brake model)
Install the rear brake drum. (Drum brake model)
Install the disc brake caliper to the rear housing. (Disc brake model)
Tightening torque:

66 N.m (6.7 kgf-m, 48.7 ft-lb)
While pressing the brake pedal, tighten the new axle nuts to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:

190 N.m (19.4 kgf-m, 140 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
- Do not install wheel and let it touch the ground before tightening the axle nut. Failure to follow this rule may damage the axle bearing.
- Do not overtighten the nuts as this may damage the axle bearing.
After tightening the axle nut, lock it securely.

Fig 3: Locking Axle Nut
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Install the rear wheels.
Tightening torque:

100 N.m (10.2 kgf-m, 73.8 ft-lb)