Contents: Removal ↳ Installation ↳
Removal
1. Support the front wheels, lift the rear of the car and place it on supports. Remove the corresponding rear wheel.
Front lower control arm
2. To remove it, you must first remove the fuel tank. See. chapter 4.
3. Loosen the nut and disconnect the stabilizer bar connecting link from the lower arm. Hold the connecting link with an adjustable wrench or clamp while loosening the nut. Remove the rubber bushing.
4. Remove the bolt securing the front lower arm to the rear axle support.
5. Remove the bolt securing the front lower arm to the beam.
6. Pull the lever out from under the car.
Rear lower control arm
7. Remove the bolt securing the rear lower arm to the rear axle support
8. The bolt that secures the rear lower arm to the suspension beam has an eccentric head and a spacer washer for adjusting the rear wheel alignment. Before unscrewing the bolt, mark its position with a scriber through the opening in the beam.
9. Unscrew the bolt securing the rear lower arm to the beam (see Fig. 14.9). It can be unscrewed through the opening in the beam. Remove the eccentric spacer washer.
10. Remove the lever from under the vehicle.
Installation
11. Installation - in the reverse order of removal. First, tighten the mounting bolts and tighten them fully only after the car is on the ground and the suspension is loaded. Note that there is a "TOP" ("top") marking on the rear lower arm. Check and adjust the rear wheel alignment as soon as possible (see Fig. 14.11).
