Contents: Transverse levers ⇓ Trailing arms ⇓
1. Loosen the rear wheel nuts. Raise the rear of the vehicle and support it on stands. Remove the wheels.
Transverse levers
Front control arms
2. Unscrew the bolts securing the wishbones to the hub support (figure 13.2).
3. Remove the plastic covers from the center of the rear cross member.
4. Loosen the tightening (but don't turn away) nuts and bolts securing the inner ends of the levers to the cross beam (figure 13.4).
5. Mark the position of the cross beam relative to the bottom of the car on both sides. This will help when adjusting the rear wheel alignment angles after assembly.
6. Place a jack under the cross beam, then remove the cross beam mounting bolts (two bolts on each side). Lower the beam so that the wishbone tie rods can be removed. Remove the bolts and the control arms.
7. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. Align the marks made before removal (see point 5), then tighten the cross member mounting bolts to the specified torque. Before tightening the wishbone fasteners, place a jack under the hub support and lift the support slightly (so that the suspension takes approximately the working position). After this, tighten the lever fasteners to the required torque.
8. Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque (see Technical data at the beginning of Chapter 1).
Rear wishbones
9. Disconnect the stabilizer bar link from the rear wishbone (see paragraph 12).
10. Remove the bolt securing the outer end of the wishbone to the hub support (see Figure 13.2).
11. Mark the position of the eccentrics for adjusting the toe-in of the rear wheels relative to the cross beam (figure 13.11).
12. Remove the plastic covers from the cross beam, then unscrew the nut □ from the inner end of the lever. Remove the rear wishbone.
13. Installation is carried out in sequence. reverse removal Align the marks made before removal (see item 11). Before tightening the control arm fastener, place a jack under the hub support and slightly raise the support (so that the suspension takes approximately the working position). After this, tighten the lever mount to the required torque.
14. Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque (see Technical data at the beginning of Chapter 1).
15. After completing the repair, contact a service station to adjust the rear wheel alignment angle.
Trailing arms
16. Remove the bolts and disconnect the parking brake cables from the trailing arms.
17. Unscrew the bolt securing the trailing arm to the hub support (figure 13.17).
18. Loosen the nut and remove the bolt of the front trailing arm mount (Fig. 13.18). Remove the trailing arm.
19. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. Before tightening the trailing arm fasteners, place a jack under the hub support and lift the support slightly (so that the suspension is approximately in the working position). After this, tighten the lever fasteners to the required torque.
20. Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque (see Technical data at the beginning of Chapter 1).