Removal and installation of a rear suspension beam (Sedan and Hatchback)

Warning: before. how to remove the beam, prepare a device for compressing the coil springs. Do not use improvised tools as this may cause the spring to pop out and cause injury. After removing the spring with the tool, leave it in the tool in a safe, closed place.

Withdrawal

1. Support the front wheels, raise the rear of the vehicle and support it on stands. Remove both rear wheels.

2. Remove the entire exhaust system (chapter 4).

3. Turn out bolts of fastening of reactive levers to supports of an axis of a back suspension bracket and disconnect levers.

4. Turn away nuts of fastening of connecting links of the stabilizer of cross-section stability to forward lower levers. When loosening the nuts, hold the connecting links. Tilt the stabilizer up and remove the rubber bushings.

5. Remove the ABS wheel sensor (in the presence of) from rear axle support (chapter 9).

6. Turn out bolts and disconnect both lower levers from an axis support.

7. To release the suspension strut from the rubber bumper mounted on the beam, you need to compress the compressor spring so that it does not press on the upper and lower supports.

Warning: Use reliable spring compressors.

8. After the springs of both struts are compressed, support the rear suspension beam with a mobile jack. Then remove the four bolts from the bottom (see fig. 16.8).



9. Lower the beam to the ground.


10. Turn out bolts of fastening of clips of the stabilizer of cross stability to a suspension beam. Then remove the clips and stabilizer.

11. Remove the lower arms from the beam (paragraph 14).

Installation

12. Installation - in the reverse order of removal. To accurately set the beam relative to the bottom, Ford 15-097 is recommended. Purchase this as inaccurate beam alignment can result in poor vehicle handling and excessive tire wear. The fixing bolts of the levers, as well as the reactive levers, must first be baited. They should be tightened only after the vehicle is on the ground and the suspension is loaded. Check and adjust wheel alignment as soon as possible.