Regardless of the lifting equipment used, never use the rear suspension beam as a support
When replacing one of the shock absorbers, the shock absorber on the opposite side must also be replaced.
Remove
Put the vehicle on a two-post lift or a pit
Put wheel chocks under the front wheels
Open the luggage compartment and the rear part of the spare wheel well cover.
Unscrew the upper shock absorber mounting bolt
Remove the upper support bolt.
Raise the rear of the car and place it on supports
Remove the rear suspension beam mudguard
Unscrew the shock absorber mounting nut to the trailing arm bracket of the rear suspension
Remove the shock absorber from the car
Shock absorbers must be replaced in pairs.
We install the shock absorber vertically and lower and raise the upper part of the shock absorber several times.
If the shock absorber moves with jerks and dips and jamming and knocking are felt, then it needs to be replaced.
Check the shock absorber piston stroke and measure its free length at the points shown in figure 7.
Shock absorber length 402 mm.
If the length is less than specified, replace the shock absorber.
Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.
Pre-tighten the lower shock mount bolt.
The final tightening of the shock absorber mounting bolts is done when the car is on wheels.
Install the shock absorber head into the socket.
Lower the lift and put the car on its wheels.
Align the shock absorber head with the hole in the luggage compartment.
Install the top end nut of the shock absorber.
Pre-tighten the shock absorber upper end nut.
Repeat the operation on the other side of the car.
Torque tighten:
- - nuts of the upper shock absorbers (140 Nm), holding the bolt heads;
- - shock absorber lower mounting bolts (105 Nm);
- - wheel bolts (105 Nm).
Install the wheel arch trim.