Attention! If the vehicle is equipped with electronically controlled air suspension, turn off the suspension height control switch before raising the vehicle.
Application. When removing / replacing any elements of the rear suspension, loosely tighten all bolts, adjust the normal ground clearance, and only then fully tighten the bolts.
1. Loosen the wheel nuts, raise the vehicle and securely support it under it. Remove the wheel.
2. Turn out a bolt of fastening of the trailing arm to a support of a nave (pic. 11.2).
Pic. 11.2. Elements of fastening of the trailing arm
3. Turn out a bolt of fastening of the trailing arm to an arm on a body and disconnect the trailing arm from the car.
Note. It may be necessary to remove the parking brake cable bracket to remove the trailing arm mounting bolt.
4. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. Tighten the bolts to the specified torque specified in Specifications at the beginning of this chapter.