Removal and Installation: Removal
- Remove tire with power tool.
- Remove brake caliper with power tool. Hang it in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer to
"REAR DISC BRAKE
".NOTE: Avoid depressing brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
- Remove rear exhaust tube. Refer to "EXHAUST SYSTEM ".
- Remove stabilizer bar. Refer to "STABILIZER BAR ".
- Remove drive shaft. Refer to "REAR DRIVE SHAFT ".
- Remove final drive. Refer to "REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY ".
- Separate the attachment between parking brake cable and vehicle and rear suspension member. Refer to "PARKING BRAKE CONTROL ".
- Remove rear lower link and coil spring. Refer to "REAR LOWER LINK & COIL SPRING ".
- Remove fixing bolt in lower side of shock absorber.
- Set jack under rear suspension member.
- Remove mounting bolts and nuts of member stay from vehicle.
- Remove mounting nuts of mount stopper.
- Slowly lowering jack, then remove rear suspension member, suspension arm, radius rod, front lower link and axle from vehicle as a unit.
- Remove fixing bolts and nuts, then remove suspension arm, front lower link, radius rod from rear suspension member.