Rear Damper/Spring Removal/Installation

Rear Damper/Spring Removal and Installation

Removal

1. Raise and support the vehicle Service and Repair.

2. Remove the rear wheel.

3. Remove the lid (A) on the cargo area side trim panel by releasing the hooks (B).





4. Remove the flange nuts (C) from the top of damper.

5. Remove the flange bolts (A), then remove the brake hose bracket (B).






6. Position a floor jack under the trailing arm (A). Raise the floor jack until the suspension begins to compress.





7. Disconnect the stabilizer link (B) from the trailing arm Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation.

8. Remove the flange bolt (C) from the bottom of the damper.

9. Remove the flange bolt (A), then remove the parking brake cable (B).





10. Remove the trailing arm mounting bolts (C).

11. Lower the rear suspension, then remove the damper/spring (A) from the vehicle.

NOTE: Be careful not to damage the body.






Installation

1. Position the damper/spring (A) between the body and the trailing arm. Note the direction of the damper mounting base so that the hook or the paint mark (B) on it is toward the outside of the vehicle.






2. Loosely install new flange nuts (A) to the top of the damper.

NOTE: Install the lid (B) by pushing the hooks (C) into place securely after tightening the flange nuts to the specified torque.






3. Loosely install new trailing arm mounting bolts (A).





4. Install the parking brake cable (B), then install the flange bolt (C).

5. Position a floor jack under the trailing arm (A). Raise the floor jack until the hole in the trailing arm aligns with the hole in the damper.





6. Loosely install a new flange bolt (B) on the bottom of the damper (C).

7. Connect the stabilizer link (D) to the trailing arm Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation.

8. Raise the rear suspension with a floor jack to load the suspension with the vehicle's weight.

9. Tighten the flange nuts and the flange bolts to the specified torque.

10. Install the brake hose bracket (A), then install the flange bolts (B).





11. Install the lid.

12. Clean the mating surface of the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheel.

13. Check the wheel alignment, and adjust it if necessary Service and Repair.