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To remove

  1. Use a brake clamp to hold the brake pedal depressed.
  2. Raise the car and remove the wheels.
  3. Unplug the speed sensor connectors and disconnect the leads from the spring links.
  4. Detach the return springs from the levers on both sides.
  5. Remove the left-hand handbrake cable from the lever, holder and equalizing sleeve.
  6. Detach the right-hand handbrake cable from the lever and holder.
  7. Remove the rear silencer.
    Fig 1: Illustration For Steps 8-14
    G03582797Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  8. Remove the rear anti-roll bar. Collect the nut washers.
  9. Remove the rear right and rear left brake pipes. Plug the brake caliper and hose connections.
  10. Remove the retaining clips for the brake hose connections and press them out of the holder.
  11. Use a high-lift jack or the like to press up the spring link on one side slightly.
  12. Remove the damper's lower retaining bolt.
  13. Remove the high-lift jack.
  14. Using a pry bar, carefully force the spring link down and remove the coil spring and spacer.
  15. Remove the four hub assembly retaining nuts (4) and lift off the hub assembly and spacer.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Steps 22-23
    G03582798Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  16. Place a jack or the like under the spring link on the other side of the car.
  17. Press up the spring link slightly.
  18. Remove the damper's lower retaining bolt.
  19. Carefully release the spring link and lower it. Remove the coil spring and spacer.
  20. Remove the four hub assembly retaining nuts (4) and lift off the hub assembly with spacer.
  21. Place the jack under the rear axle.
  22. Remove the rear axle retaining bolts (5). Lower the rear axle.
  23. Place the rear axle on a workbench. Remove the inner anti-roll bar and bush.
  24. Remove the holder for the brake hose and brake cable.
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