Trailing Arm: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Lift rear of vehicle and support it with safety stand.
2. Remove wheel and tire.
3. Loosen the front lateral link retaining bolt and washer from crossmember.
4. Loosen the rear lateral link retaining bolt and washer from crossmember.
5. Loosen the two brake cable bracket nuts from the trailing link.
6. Remove the lateral link pivot bolt, nut, two washers and lock-washer from spindle, then remove the two lateral links.
7. Loosen two trailing link pivot bolts and washers from the spindle and trailing link bracket.
8. Remove trailing link.

Replacement
1. Place the trailing link into the spindle and trailing link bracket and tighten two trailing link pivot bolts. Install two washers at each side.
Tightening torque: 32 - 45 ft. lbs. (43 - 61 Nm, 4.4 - 6.2 kg-m)
2. Install the brake cable bracket to trailing link, then tighten the two brake cable bracket nuts.
Tightening torque: 13.7 - 19 ft. lbs. (19 - 26 Nm, 1.9 - 2.6 kg-m)
3. Install the lateral links with pivot bolt, two washers and lock-washer from the spindle, then tighten retaining nut.
Tightening torque: 69 - 86 ft. lbs. (93 - 117 Nm, 9.5 - 11.9 kg-m)
4. Install front literal link with the retaining bolt and lock washer from the crossmember.
Tightening torque: 69 - 86 ft. lbs. (93 - 117 Nm, 9.5 - 11.9 kg-m)
5. Install rear lateral link with retaining bolt and lock washer from crossmember.
Tightening torque: 69 - 86 ft. lbs. (93 - 117 Nm, 9.5 - 11.9 kg-m)
6. Install wheel and tire.

Notice: Tighten lateral link and trailing link pivot bolts to specified torque before lowering vehicle.

7. After installation, check rear wheel alignment, and adjust if necessary.