Table of contents: Removal 🠇 Installation 🠇
Removal
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle and secure it on stands. Remove the corresponding rear wheel.
2. On vehicles with ABS, unscrew the bolt securing the sensor mounted on the wheel and remove it from the journal.
3. Remove the rear wheel hub.
4. Using a G-clamp, clamp the brake hose at the point closest to the wheel cylinder.
5. Clean away any dirt around the brake pipe connection to the wheel cylinder. Unscrew the union nut and remove the brake pipe from the wheel cylinder.
6. Disconnect the handbrake cable. Unscrew the 4 bolts securing the brake shield assembly to the trunnion and remove the shield from the vehicle.
7. Place a jack under the outer end of the lower control arm and raise the jack enough to compress the rear spring slightly.
8. Unscrew the nut and release the anti-roll bar linkage from the journal.
9. Unscrew the nut and remove the ball joint of the guide arm from the steering knuckle.
10. Unscrew the bolts and nuts securing the outer hinges of the lower and upper arms.
11. Unscrew the nut and remove the bolt securing the rod to the trunnion. Remove the trunnion from the vehicle.
12. Check the condition of the journal and, if there are any defects, replace it.
Installation
1. When installing the trunnion, use only new nuts. Lubricate the pivot bolts and the contact surfaces of the suspension with the nuts with Molykote Q Rapide Plus universal lubricant.
2. Install the trunnion in place, insert the outer pivot bolts that secure the trunnion to the upper and lower control arms and the tie rod bolt. Screw new nuts onto the bolts by hand.
3. Install the anti-roll bar link and the ball joint of the guide arm. Secure with new nuts, tightening them to the required torque.
4. Install the brake shield assembly on the trunnion and tighten the shield mounting bolts to the required torque.
5. Install the hub onto the journal.
6. Connect the brake pipe to the wheel cylinder and tighten the mounting nut to the specified torque. Remove the clamp from the brake hose and bleed the air from the brake system.
7. On models with ABS, install the wheel speed sensor on the steering knuckle.
8. Install the rear wheel and lower the car. Rock the car to ensure all suspension components are in place. Tighten the upper and lower pivot bolt nuts and the tie rod bolt to the specified torque.