Removal & Installation

Remove rear wheel. Remove rear luggage compartment wheel arch trim. Remove stabilizer link from swinging arm. See STABILIZER LINK FOR STABILIZER BAR .
If necessary, remove sound insulation and disconnect Electronic Damping Control (EDC) line (1). See Fig 1. Support wheel carrier with a jack. Remove screw. See Fig 2. Lower jack. Grip rear spring strut shock absorber firmly and force it off wheel carrier. See Fig 3. Guide rear spring strut shock absorber downward between guide arm and control arm, and then lift out.
To install, reverse removal procedure. Replace self-locking nuts and tighten to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .

Fig 1: Disconnecting EDC Line

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Fig 2: Removing Screw

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Fig 3: Removing Spring Strut Shock Absorber

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