Warning: If suspension or steering fasteners are lost or unscrewed, they must be replaced with new ones, do not reuse them. Fasteners are replaced with new ones of the same design, quality and marking.
Withdrawal
1. Loosen the wheel nuts, raise the vehicle and place it on stands. Block the front wheels and remove the rear wheel.
2. Place a floor jack under the lower arm and raise to normal height.
3. Remove the brake drum. Unscrew the four bolts securing the brake shield, remove the brake unit from the knuckle, hang it on a wire (see figures 15.4a and 15.4b).
4. Unscrew the pivot bolts and nuts connecting the upper suspension arms to the frame (see figure 17.4)
5. Mark the location of the toe adjustment cam in relation to the rear lower suspension arm. This will help to correctly set the convergence of the rear wheels during assembly. Unscrew the bolt and nut securing the lower arm to the knuckle, remove the toe adjustment cam and washers (see figure 18.9).
6. Remove the knuckle from the vehicle along with the two upper suspension arms.
7. Unscrew the nut securing the suspension arms to the knuckle, disconnect the arms from the knuckle.
Installation
8. Connect the upper arms to the knuckle and screw on the nut but do not tighten it.
9. Install the upper arm knuckle assembly to the lower arm. Screw the bolt of the lower arm to the knuckle, install the washers, toe adjustment cam and nut with the head of the bolt pointing towards the front of the car, do not tighten the fasteners.
10. Thread the pivot bolts through the upper arms and frame then screw on the nuts until the bolts are tightened.
11. Make sure the floor jack supports the suspension at normal height. Tighten the upper suspension arm pivot bolts to the correct torque.
12. Tighten to the required torque the nuts securing the upper arm to the knuckle.
13. Check up visually coincidence of labels on a cam of adjustment of convergence and the bottom lever then tighten up to the demanded moment of an inhaling a nut of fastening of the lower lever to a shaft.
14. Install the brake shield assembly on the knuckle, tighten four bolts to the required tightening torque.
15. Next place and lubricate the rear wheel bearings. See chapter 1.
16. Install the wheel and tighten the support nuts. Lower the vehicle and tighten the nuts to the correct torque.
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