Note: To maintain the vehicle's stability and handling characteristics, the rear shock absorbers should be replaced in pairs. Different models require different types of shock absorbers - only shock absorbers with the appropriate characteristics should be used.
Attention: The design of the rear suspension beam allows you to remove and install the shock absorbers only one at a time; if you try to remove the shock absorbers at the same time, the rear suspension will fall!
1. Support the front wheels with wheel chocks, jack up the rear of the car and place it on supports. Remove the corresponding rear wheel.
2. On station wagon models equipped with automatic ride height control, disconnect the electrical connector.
3. Support the corresponding rear beam longitudinal arm with a trolley jack, thereby preventing the possibility of accidental release of the coil spring.
4. Remove the lower and then the upper shock absorber mounting bolts (see accompanying illustration), and remove the shock absorber.
5. Clamp the lower shock absorber support bracket in a vice with soft jaws and rock the piston rod from stop to stop several times (see accompanying illustration). Any disturbances in the smoothness of the rod movement indicate the need to replace both shock absorbers.
6. Assess the degree of wear of the rubber-metal bushings of the shock absorber; if necessary, replace both shock absorbers.
7. Installation is performed in the reverse order of dismantling the components. Make sure that all fasteners are tightened to the required force.
8. Replace the second shock absorber in the same way.
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