Suspension: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. Remove the wheel.





3. Loosen all of the bolts that connect the front and the rear parallel links to the knuckle and the rear crossmember.





4. Remove the rear crossmember-to-body bolts.





5. Lower the rear crossmember.





6. Remove the parallel link bolt from the rear crossmember.





7. Remove the parallel link bolt from the rear knuckle.
8. Remove the front and the rear parallel links.

Installation Procedure
1. Install the front and the rear parallel links.





2. Install the parallel link bolt onto the rear knuckle.





3. Install the parallel link bolt onto the rear crossmember.








4. Raise the crossmember and install the rear crossmember-to-body bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the crossmember-to-body bolts to 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.).
Tighten the parallel link-to-crossmember nut to 120 Nm (89 ft. lbs.).
Tighten the parallel link-to-knuckle nut to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
5. Install the wheel.
6. Perform a rear toe adjustment.