Removing and installing the rear suspension axle support (Station wagon) (Mondeo 1 and 2)

Removal

1. Support the front wheels with chocks. Then lift the rear of the car and place it on supports. Remove the corresponding rear wheel. Release the parking brake.

2. Place a jack or support under the rear lower control arm to hold the spring compressed.

3. Remove the ABS sensor (if present - see chapter 9).

Models with drum brakes

4. Remove the brake drum (chapter 9).

5. Disconnect the brake hose from the bracket mounted on the rear suspension beam (chapter 9).

Models with disc brakes

6. Remove the brake disc (chapter 9).

All models

7. Remove the rear hub (paragraph 17).

8. Remove the rear shield or mudguard. On models with drum brakes, support the rear shield on a support to prevent damage to the handbrake cable.

9. Remove the lower shock absorber support bolt.

10. Remove the three bolts securing the reaction arm to the axle support.

11. Remove the bolt securing the front lower arm to the axle support (see Fig. 18.11).



12. Unscrew the bolt securing the upper arm to the axle support (see Fig. 18.12).



13. Support the axle support. Then unscrew the bolt securing the rear lower arm to the axle support and remove the axle support (see Fig. 18.13).

Installation

14. Installation - in the reverse order of removal. Tighten the rubber bushing mounting bolts fully only after loading the suspension with the required torque. If the brake hose was disconnected, bleed the hydraulic system (chapter 9). Finally, check and adjust the rear wheel alignment (paragraph 36).