Trailing Arm With Mounting Bracket: Removing

-- Remove the wheel.

-- 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: Connecting Link, Trailing Arm And Bolts

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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.

If longitudinal control arm is being replaced, mounting bracket must be removed from trailing arm.

Installation position of mounting bracket to longitudinal control arm must then be adjusted.