Rear Lower Arm B Removal/Installation

Rear Lower Arm B Removal and Installation

Removal

1. Raise and support the vehicle Service and Repair.

2. Remove the rear wheel.

3. Position a floor jack under lower arm B.

4. Disconnect the stabilizer link from lower arm B Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation.





5. Remove the flange bolt (A) that connects lower arm B to the knuckle.

6. Remove the flange bolt (C) that connects lower arm B to the damper.

7. Lower the floor jack gradually.

8. Remove the spring (A) and the lower spring cushion (C).





9. Mark the cam positions of the adjusting bolt (D) and the adjusting cam (E), then remove the self-locking nut (F), the adjusting cam, and the adjusting bolt.

Installation

1. Position lower arm B, and loosely install a new adjusting bolt (A), the adjusting cam (C), and a new self-locking nut (D).









2. Install the spring (E) and the lower spring cushion (F). Align the bottom of the spring and the lower spring cushion with lower arm B as shown.

3. Position a floor jack under lower arm B.





4. Slowly raise the floor jack until you align the bolt hole with the holes in lower arm B and the knuckle, then loosely install the new flange bolt (A).

5. Compress the damper by hand until you align the bolt hole with the holes in lower arm B and the damper, then loosely install the new flange bolt (C).

6. Connect the stabilizer link to lower arm B Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation.

7. Raise the rear suspension with the floor jack until the vehicle just lifts off the lift, then tighten the flange bolts and the self-locking nut to the specified torque.

8. Clean the mating surface of the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheel.

9. Check the rear wheel alignment, and adjust it if necessary Service and Repair.