Installing the rear suspension
Carefully raise the rear suspension.
Check that the vehicle does not lift out of the car jack arms when working with the lifting table.
Guide in the propeller shaft when lifting operation.
Ensure that the brake pipes or cable harnesses are not trapped.
Install the screws for the front mountings on the sub-frame (install the screws through the brackets).
Tighten the front mountings using M12 screws.
Install:
- the brake pipes in the plastic clips on the brackets
- the M8 screw for the bracket for the fuel filter
- the M8 screw for the brake line mounting stay.
Remove the lifting table.
Install:
- the exhaust system. See Exhaust system, replacing
- the propeller shaft in the viscous coupling/Active on Demand Coupling. See Final drive, replacing .
Install the spring strut on the lower control arm. Use a larger jimmy bar to bend the control arm down and align the spring strut against the control arm. Install the screw.
The spring struts are slightly compressed.
Tighten the spring strut screw to the control arm. See Summary of tightening torques for specific components .
Install the wheel. See Installing wheels .
Lower the car.
Install the 1 M8 screw holding the cover and the shock absorber.