Removing
1. Raise the car and remove the rear wheels.
2. Disconnect the brake pipes from the wheels, cylinders or calipers.
3. Remove the brake drums or discs.
4. Remove fastenings of brake tubes and disconnect them from brake hoses. Close the ends of the pipes and hoses.
5. Remove the brake guards from the rear axle. Remove the handbrake cables from the suspension arms.
6. Remove the rear section of the exhaust system.
Link suspension
7. Remove suspension springs.
8. Install jacks in the center of the rear axle or on the sides.
14.9a Rear suspension elements using trailing arms
1. Right suspension arm; 2. Anther; 3. Collar; 4. Sleeve A; 5. Shock absorber; 6. Top spring seat; 7. Spring; 8. Rubber stop; 9. Left suspension arm; 10. Washer; 11. Rubber bushing; 12. Fastening; 13. Rubber stop; 14. Sleeve B; 15. Roll bar
14.9b The suspension crossbar is attached to the body with two pairs of bolts (indicated by arrows)
9. Turn off bolts of fastening of a crossbar to a body (14.9a and 14.9b) and remove the crossmember and suspension arms.
Torsion suspension
10. Remove the tie rod.
11. Turn off the lower fixing bolts and nuts of shock-absorbers.
12. Install jacks in the center of the rear axle or on the sides.
14.13 Elements of the torsion bar rear suspension
13. Remove the axle mounting bolts (14.13) and remove the rear axle.
Bulkhead (only for link suspension)
14. When overhauling, you can remove the suspension arms for repair or replacement and replace the bushings.
14.15 Make alignment marks on the cross member and suspension arms before removing them
1. Crossbar; 2. Rubber bushing; 3. Mounting marks; 4. Nut
15. Make alignment marks on the crossbar and levers (14.15).
16. Remove the nuts securing the suspension arm to the cross member and remove the arms. Inspect bushings for wear, cracks or damage. Replace them if necessary, lubricating with soapy water to ease installation.
17. If the vehicle is equipped with a rear suspension anti-roll bar, make the alignment marks on the anti-roll bar bar.
18. Remove the anther collar and spread the suspension arms to the sides.
14.19 Remove the bushing by tapping its circumference so that it does not get stuck in the tube
1. Sleeve
19. Clamp the right suspension arm in a vice, remove the rubber stop and knock out the bushing (14.19).
14.20 Use a hammer and drift to knock bushing B out of the suspension arm
1. Drift; 2. Sleeve
20. Clamp the left lever in a vise and knock out the bushing (14.20).
21. Lubricate new bushings and spring seats with grease and install them in place.
22. Lubricate the surface of the right suspension arm and install the rubber stop.
23. Install the anti-roll bar, if necessary.
14.24 Fasteners must be installed as follows
1. Teeth to bushing
24. Install the halves of the crossbar on the levers. Do not fully tighten the fixing nuts yet (14.24).
25. Install the boot, fill it with grease and tighten the clamp.
Installation (all models)
26. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
27. Bleed the brake system.