Note. When removing, remember the colors of the markings of shock absorbers and springs so as not to confuse them during installation.
Removing
Place the car on a two post lift.
Remove rear wheels.
Install the hydraulic jack and lay the pads, rest the jack against the cup of the right spring without compressing the spring.
Mark the position of the spring.
Pic. 4.38. Removing the lower shock absorber mount: 1 – a bolt of the bottom fastening of the shock-absorber
Loosen the lower shock absorber bolt (pic. 4.38).
Remove the hydraulic jack.
Pic. 4.39. Removing the rear shock absorber spring
Remove the spring along with the bottom cup (pic. 4.39).
Attention! If the upper spring cup has become detached from its seat, replace it.
Installation
Install the lower spring cup to the rear suspension beam (position the guide correctly).
Install the spring together with the top cup in the position noted earlier, starting from the top.
Place a hydraulic jack with wooden pad under the spring cup.
To pre-tighten the lower shock mount bolt, compress the rear suspension.
Attention! The final tightening of the shock absorber mounting bolts is done when the car is on wheels.
Remove the hydraulic jack.
Install the rear wheel.
Lower the lift and put the car on wheels.
Tighten to 105 Nm the shock absorber lower mounting bolt and wheel bolts.