Trailing Arm With Mounting Bracket: Removing

-- Remove the wheel.

-- Remove stone guard from trailing arm. Refer to STONE GUARD .

-- Remove coil spring. Refer to COIL SPRING .

-- Remove the bolt -arrow- for parking brake cable -1- from trailing arm -2-.

Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake Cable, Bolt And Trailing Link

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-- Remove the coupling rod -1- from trailing arm.

Fig 2: Identifying Wheel Bearing Housing Bolts And Connecting Link At Trailing Arm

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-- Remove bolts -arrows-.

-- Mark installation position of mounting bracket on body.

-- Remove bolts -arrows-.

Fig 3: Identifying Trailing Link, Mounting Bracket And Bolts

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-- Remove trailing arm with mounting bracket.