Front Axle: Disassembly

Remove the four bolts from the front housing, and remove the front hub unit bearing and disc cover.

Fig 1: Locating Front Housing Bolts
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CAUTION:
- Do not get closer the tool which charged magnetism to magnetic encoder.
- Be careful not to damage the magnetic encoder.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Magnetic Encoder And Front Hub Unit Bearing
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Disassemble the front hub unit bearing. Ref. to DISASSEMBLY , Front Hub Unit Bearing.