Required tools: Wire brush WD-40 spray Brake cleaner Copper grease
Combination spanner #16 Combination spanner #18 Combination spanner #21
Drive socket # 16 Drive socket # 18 Drive socket # 21 Wheel impact socket #17
Ratchet wrench Torque wrench Tap wrench Crow bar
Locking pliers Vice Hydraulic transmission jack Wheel chock
1. Raise the rear of the car and secure on supports.
2. Unscrew the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #17.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when unscrewing the bolts.
3. Clean all joints of the arm. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
4. Make a mark on the camber adjustment bolt.
5. Unscrew the arm fastening to the beam. Use a combination spanner #18.
Use a drive socket #18. Use a ratchet wrench.
6. Support the arm. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
7. Remove the fastening bolt. Use a crowbar.
8. Remove the support from under the arm.
AUTODOC recommends: Lower the hydraulic transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging assemblies and mechanisms.
9. Take out the spring.
10. Clean the shock absorber fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
11. Unscrew the lower fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #21. Use a tap wrench.
12. Unscrew the upper fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #16. Use a ratchet wrench.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injuries, hold the shock absorber when undoing the fastening bolts.
13. Remove the shock absorber.
14. Grip the shock absorber in a vice.
15. Remove the protective cap of the shock absorber mount. Use a crowbar.
16. Clean the shock absorber rod fastener. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
17. Remove the shock absorber piston rod fastening. Use a combination spanner #16. Use locking pliers.
18. Remove the shock absorber mount, boot and bump stop.
AUTODOC recommends: Examine the shock absorber dust cap and the bump stop. Replace them if necessary.
Before installing a new shock absorber you should pump it manually 3-5 times.
19. Install the mount, boot and bump stop onto a new shock absorber.
20. Screw the shock strut piston rod upper fastening. Use a combination spanner #16.
Use locking pliers. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 25 Nm torque.
21. Treat the shock absorber rod fastener. Use copper grease.
22. Install the protective cap of the shock absorber mount.
23. Release the vice and take out the shock absorber.
24. Place the shock absorber in the wheel arch and secure it.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injury, hold the shock absorber cautiously tight when screwing in the fastening bolts.
25. Screw the upper fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #16.
26. Tighten the lower fastener of the shock absorber. Use a combination spanner #21.
Use a drive socket #21. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 130 Nm torque.
27. Install the coil spring together with the rubber mounts into the mounting seats. Use a crowbar.
28. Support the arm. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
29. Install the fastening bolt.
AUTODOC recommends: Adjust the position of the alignment bolt according to the mark.
30. Remove the support from under the arm.
AUTODOC recommends: Lower the hydraulic transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging assemblies and mechanisms.
31. Screw in the fastener connecting the control arm to the rear subframe. Use a combination spanner #18. Use a drive socket #18.
32. Support the arm. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
33. Tighten the fastener connecting the control arm to the rear subframe. Use a combination spanner #18.
Use a drive socket #18. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 95 Nm torque.
34. Tighten the top shock absorber fastening. Use a drive socket #16.
Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 50 Nm torque.
35. Remove the support from under the arm.
AUTODOC recommends: Lower the hydraulic transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging assemblies and mechanisms.
36. Treat the shock absorber fasteners. Treat all joints of the arm. Use copper grease.
37. Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use copper grease.
38. Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.
AUTODOC recommends: After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
39. Screw in the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #17.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when screwing in the fastening bolts.
40. Lower the car and working in a cross order, tighten the wheel bolts.
Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 120 nm torque.