Comment. It is convenient to perform work on a viewing ditch. But if necessary, you can remove and install the spring and shock absorber of the rear suspension by placing the car on a flat horizontal platform.
An assistant will be required to complete the work, as well as:
- viewing ditch or overpass;
- stand;
- tool for dismantling suspension struts.
Removing
1. We prepare the car for work and hang the rear of the car on stands («Preparing the car for maintenance and repair»).
Comment. In the absence of an inspection ditch or overpass, remove the rear wheel of the car from the side of the shock absorber to be replaced («Wheel - replacement»).
2. Fold the rear seat.
3. Prying with a slotted screwdriver, remove the plug.
4. We install the device for disassembling the struts on the shock absorber rod, and with its help we unscrew the rod nut.
Or with a 6 mm wrench, holding the shock absorber rod from turning, unscrew its nut with a 17 mm spanner wrench.
5. Using a magnet, remove the spring washer from the shock absorber rod...
...and the top support washer.
6. Remove the top cushion from the shock absorber rod.
7. Using two 19 mm wrenches, unscrew the nut of the bolt securing the lower end of the shock absorber to the rear axle beam and remove the bolt.
8. We take the lower end of the shock absorber towards the rear of the car and remove the shock absorber.
9. Remove the spring and its gasket from the shock absorber, and also, if necessary, remove the lower cushion and spacer from the shock absorber rod.
Installation
Comment. In the rear suspension of the car, springs of the same class should be installed (with the same label color).
1. Before installing the shock absorber, we fix the rubber gasket '4 on the spring 2 with insulating tape or adhesive tape.
2. We install the spring on the shock absorber and fully extend the rod. We put buffer 1, protective cover 3 with a cover, spacer sleeve 5 and bottom half-shell 6 on the shock absorber rod (if they are not on stock).
Warning! When installing the shock absorber, it is necessary to orient it in such a way that the end face of the lower coil of the spring faces the wheel.
3. We introduce the shock absorber rod into the hole of the body cup, at the same time the assistant puts the upper cushion on the rod, the support washer and baits the rod nut for several turns.
4. Raise the lever until the holes in the shock absorber and the beam bracket are aligned. Install the shock absorber lower mounting bolt and tighten its nut (without delay).
Comment. In the absence of an assistant, you can first fix the shock absorber on the rear suspension beam. Then, substituting the stop under the rear lever, smoothly lower the car on the jack, while controlling that the shock absorber rod enters the hole in the body, and after that, put on the top cushion with a support washer and screw on the nut.
5. Install the removed wheel (if the work was carried out without a viewing hole) and put the car on wheels. We press the rear of the car several times to self-install the suspension elements.
6. Tighten the shock absorber rod mounting nut to a torque of 50-61.7 N·m (5.1-6.3 kgf·m).
7. Tighten the nut of the bolt of the lower mounting of the shock absorber with a torque of 66.6-82.3 N·m (6.8-8.4 kgf·m).