Rear Suspension

Spring Replacement

Spring:

Removal

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the wheel speed sensor (A) from the knuckle (B). Do not disconnect the wheel speed sensor connector.





4. Remove the brake hose mounting bolt (C) from the bracket.
5. Position a floor jack at the connecting point of the trailing arm (A) and the knuckle (B).





6. Remove the flange bolt (C) that connects the trailing arm and the damper (D).
7. Disconnect the stabilizer link from the trailing arm.
8. Remove the flange bolt (A) that connects the knuckle (B) and the upper arm (C).





9. Remove the trailing arm front mounting bolts (A).





10. Lower the floor jack gradually.
11. Remove the spring mounting rubber (A), the spring (B) and the lower spring seat (C).





Installation

1. Install the spring mounting rubber (A), the spring, (B) and the lower spring seat (C).





2. Align the bottom of the spring (A) and the lower spring seat (B) with the trailing arm (C) as shown.





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





4. Loosely install the new flange bolt (A) that connects the knuckle (B) and the upper arm (C).





5. Slowly raise the jack until you can align the bolt hole with the holes in the trailing arm (A) and the damper (B), and install the new flange bolt (C).





6. Install the stabilizer link on the trailing arm with the new flange nut, and lightly tighten it.
7. Raise the rear suspension with a floor jack to load the vehicle weight.
8. Tighten all mounting hardware to the specified torque values. For stabilizer link torque specifications.
9. Install the wheel speed sensor (A) and the brake hose (B).





10. Clean the mating surfaces of the brake disc or the brake drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheel.
11. Check the wheel alignment, and adjust it if necessary.