Rear Upper Arm Removal Note

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Jack up the vehicle to the unloaded condition, and support the rear trailing link component using a jack.

Fig 1: Supporting Rear Trailing Link Component Using Jack
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Align the rear crossmember component and rear upper arm and mark them.

Fig 2: Aligning Rear Crossmember Component And Rear Upper Arm Mark
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Support the rear crossmember component with a jack and remove the rear crossmember installation nuts.

Fig 3: Supporting Rear Crossmember With Jack
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Press down on the rear crossmember component slowly until the rear upper arm inside installation bolts can be removed using a jack.

Fig 4: Rear Crossmember And Rear Upper Arm
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Remove the rear upper arm.