It is more convenient to remove the rear axle on a lift.
If it is not possible to place the car on a lift, carefully lift the rear of the car by placing a jack under the beam
Then install supports under the jack sockets on the car body.
Engage first gear and place wheel chocks under the front wheels.
Loosen both rear wheel bolts.
Hang up the rear of the car and remove the wheels.
Remove the ends of both parking brake cables from the equalizer and remove the cables from the holders on the bottom of the car
Disconnect the brake hoses of the rear wheels from the pipelines on both sides of the car and the elastic arm of the pressure regulator from the bracket on the beam.
Only loosen or tighten wheel bolts with the vehicle on the ground. Bolt tightening torque 65–95 Nm (6.5–9.5 kgf m).
Use a 10mm hexagon to unscrew the four screws securing the hub axle to the flange of the rear suspension beam.
Remove the hub with the brake shield.
In the same way, remove the hub with the shield on the other side of the beam.
Unscrew the nuts of the lower mounting of the struts, remove the bolts and disconnect the struts from the beam brackets on both sides of the car.
Helpers should hold the beam.
It is necessary to remove the rear axle with assistants who will hold and lower the rear suspension beam.
Unscrew the bolt securing the beam to the body bracket on both sides of the car, lower the rear suspension beam and remove it from under the bottom
To remove the brackets securing the levers to the body, use a 17mm socket to unscrew the three nuts securing the left bracket to the body
Remove the bracket
Remove the right bracket in the same way, while disconnecting the brake hose from it.
Install the brackets in reverse order.
Tighten the nuts securing the left bracket to the side member only after installing the rear suspension beam.
Install the rear suspension beam in the reverse order of removal.
Having lowered the car to the ground, rock the rear of the car several times.
Tighten with the appropriate torques: the nut of the lower shock absorber mounting to the beam – 68–84 Nm (6.8–8.4 kgf m), the nut securing the beam to the body bracket – 68–84 Nm (6.8–8 .4 kgf m).
Bleed the brake system and adjust the parking brake drive.
After driving 100 km, tighten these threaded connections again to the required torque.
