Rear Axle: Disassembly

Remove the four bolts from the rear housing, and remove the rear hub unit bearing.

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Housing Bolts
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CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage the magnetic encoder.
- Do not get closer the tool which charged magnetism to magnetic encoder.
Fig 2: Identifying Magnetic Encoder And Front Hub Unit Bearing
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Remove the two bolts from the rear housing, and remove the back plate.

Fig 3: Identifying Rear Housing Bolts

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