Required tools: Wire brush WD-40 spray
Brake cleaner Copper grease Drive socket # 13
Drive socket # 16 Drive socket # 17 Combination spanner #16
Wheel impact socket #17 Ratchet wrench Torque wrench
Locking pliers Shock absorber socket №5 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 the shock absorber fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
4. Support the rear suspension beam. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
5. Unscrew the lower fastener of the shock absorber. Use a combination spanner #16.
Use a drive socket #16. Use a ratchet wrench.
6. Remove the fastening bolt.
7. Remove the mounting from under the rear axle beam.
AUTODOC recommends: Lower the hydraulic transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging assemblies and mechanisms.
8. Clean the shock absorber fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
9. Unscrew the upper fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #13. Use a ratchet wrench.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injuries, hold the shock absorber when undoing the fastening bolts.
10. Remove the shock absorber.
11. Grip the shock absorber in a vice.
12. Clean the shock absorber rod fastener. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
13. Remove the shock absorber piston rod fastening. Use a shock absorber socket #5.
Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
14. 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.
15. Install the mount, boot and bump stop onto a new shock absorber.
16. Screw the shock strut piston rod upper fastening. Use a combination spanner #17.
Use locking pliers. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 50 Nm torque.
17. Release the vice and take out the shock absorber.
AUTODOC recommends: Before installing a new shock absorber you should pump it manually 3-5 times.
18. Clean the shock absorber mounting seats. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
19. 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.
20. Screw the upper fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #13.
AUTODOC recommends: Install the shock absorber mount using the center hole as a guide.
21. Tighten the top shock absorber fastening. Use a drive socket #13.
Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 52 Nm torque.
22. Treat the shock absorber fasteners. Use copper grease.
23. Clean the shock absorber mounting seats. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
24. Support the rear suspension beam. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
25. Install the fastening bolt.
26. Tighten the lower fastener of the shock absorber. Use a combination spanner #16.
Use a drive socket #16. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 80 Nm torque.
27. Treat the shock absorber fasteners. Use copper grease.
28. Remove the mounting from under the rear axle beam.
AUTODOC recommends: Lower the hydraulic transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging assemblies and mechanisms.
29. Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use copper grease.
30. Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.
AUTODOC recommends: After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
31. 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.
32. Lower the car and working in a cross order, tighten the wheel bolts.
Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 120 nm torque.