NOTE: The wagon rear suspension design is somewhat different. Replacing the shock absorber on station wagon vehicles is described below, at the end of this subsection.
You will need: socket heads «on 10», «at 15», box key «at 13», welding clamp.
WARNING: Before raising the rear of the vehicle, engage first gear and chock the front wheels. With the rear end raised, place secure supports next to the jack.
WARNING: Shock Absorbers (left and right) replace in pairs.
1. Remove the wheel.
2. Turn out a bolt of fastening …
3.... and move the shock absorber away from the trailing arm.
4. Turn out two bolts of fastening of an arm of the shock-absorber to a body …
5.... and remove the shock absorber assembly with the mounting bracket.
6. Turn away a nut of fastening of an arm to the shock-absorber, keeping a rod from turning..
7.... and remove the bracket assembly with the compression buffer and protective cover.
8. Separate the protective casing and the compression buffer.
9. Examine a protective cover. Replace damaged cover.
10. Separate the compression buffer and shock absorber mounting bracket.
11. Inspect the compression buffer. Replace a hardened, cracked or deformed buffer with a new one.
12. Check up a condition of the rubber plug of an arm. If the bushing is damaged or badly worn, replace the bracket with a new one.
13. Establish the shock-absorber in an order, the return to removal.
14. Similarly replace the second shock-absorber.
On cars with a body the station wagon replace shock-absorbers in a following order.
WARNING: Before raising the rear of the vehicle, engage first gear and chock the front wheels. With the rear end raised, place secure supports next to the jack.
WARNING: Shock Absorbers (left and right) replace in pairs.
1. Remove the wheel.
Pic. 7.3. Rear suspension of cars with station wagon: 1 - shock absorber upper mounting bolt; 2 - shock absorber; 3 - cross member of the rear suspension; 4 – trailing arm of the rear suspension; 5 – a bolt of the bottom fastening of the shock-absorber; 6 - rear lower arm of the rear suspension; 7 - spring; 8 – nuts of bolts of fastening of a bracket of the stabilizer of cross-section stability; 9 – a bar of the stabilizer of cross stability; 10 – a pillow of a bar of the stabilizer of cross-section stability; 11 - bracket stabilizer bar
2. Remove the bolts (see fig. 7.3) lower 5 and upper 1 shock absorber mounts 2 and remove the shock absorber.
3. Establish the shock-absorber in an order, the return to removal.
4. Similarly replace the second shock-absorber.
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