Trailing Arms: Removal
- Raise and support vehicle on safety stands under rear crossmember; remove tire and wheel. Remove brake disc pads. Disconnect hydraulic line from trailing arm. Remove caliper mounting bolts and suspend caliper out of way. Use care not to bend or kink hydraulic lines.
- Remove drive shaft nut. Remove bearing housing bolts and pull shaft, hub and disc assembly from arm. Raise the lower arm with a jack to compress spring; remove shock absorber. Disconnect parking brake cable from lower arm. Remove stabilizer connecting link nut at lower arm; remove metal cup and rubber mount and refit nut to prevent upper parts from falling inside arm.
- Unscrew rear arm pivot nuts and carefully lower jack. Remove spring and upper rubber mount. Remove rear arm pivots and remove trailing arm.