Lower Arm B Removal & Installation
Lower Arm B Removal and InstallationRemoval
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Place a floor jack at the connecting point of lower arm B and the knuckle.
4. Remove the flange nut (A) while holding the joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D), and disconnect the stabilizer link (E) from lower arm B.
5. Remove the three flange bolts (A) and the wheel sensor harness (C) from lower arm B. Do not disconnect the wheel sensor connector.
6. Remove the flange bolt (D) that connects lower arm B and the knuckle.
7. Lower the floor jack gradually.
8. Remove the spring (A), upper spring seat (C), and lower spring seat (D).
9. Remove the self-locking nut (E), adjusting collar (F), and adjusting bolt (G), then remove lower arm B.
Installation
1. Position lower arm B, install the adjusting bolt (A), adjusting collar (C), and loosely install the new self-locking nut (D).
2. Install the spring (E), and upper spring seat (F). Align the bottom of the spring and the lower spring seat (G) with lower arm B as shown.
3. Place a floor jack at the connecting point of lower arm B and the knuckle.
4. Raise the jack slowly until you can align the bolt holes of lower arm B and the knuckle, then loosely install the flange bolt (A).
5. Connect the stabilizer link to the lower arm B, then loosely install the flange nut.
6. Raise the rear suspension with a floor jack to load it with the vehicle's weight.
7. Tighten the flange bolt and self-locking nut on the adjusting bolt to the specified torque values.
8. Install the wheel sensor harness (C).
9. Tighten the new flange nut (A) to the specified torque values while holding the joint pin (B) with a hex wrench (C).
10. Install the rear wheels.
11. Check the rear wheel alignment, and adjust it if necessary.
^ Align the cam positions of the adjusting bolt and adjusting cam with the marked positions when tightening.
^ Use a new self-locking nut on reassembly.
^ Tighten all mounting hardware to the specified torque values.
^ First install all the components and lightly tighten the bolts and nuts, then raise the suspension to load it with the vehicle's weight before fully tightening to the specified torque values.
^ Before installing the wheel, clean the mating surfaces of the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel.