Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.
Manuals through 2025 now available!

Our trusted friends have launched a new website named LEMON, which has newer manuals. It also contains all the CHARM manuals.

LEMON is the spiritual successor to CHARM, I recommend you try it!

Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua

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Inspect Rear Suspension






1. Check components for wear/damage.
2. Check if the cross support is bent.
3. Check trailing arm.
- Are bushings worn?
- Are arms bent?
4. Check lateral links.
- Are bushings worn?
- Are links bent?
5. Check trim height. Height must be correct before setting alignment. If not, are strut assemblies leaking, worn, binding, or bent?
6. Check stabilizer bar on vehicles so equipped.
- Are bushings worn or missing?
- Is the bar bent?