Dismantling
1. Remove the tie rod.
REAR SUSPENSION, REPAIR WORKS, Tie rod.
2. Place a jack under the shock mount bracket to support the lower suspension arm.
3. Remove and discard the nut and bolt that secures the lower suspension arm to the hub.
4. Place a stand.
5. Disconnect the hub from the lower arm and place a prop to provide access to the hinge.
6. Remove and discard retaining ring.
7. Turn away the bottom bolt of fastening of a protective casing of a brake disk.
8. Remove the hinge using tools LRT-64-026/1 and LRT-64-026/3 (the figure shows the right side of the car).
Assembly
1. Clear the hinge and a place of its fastening to a nave.
2. Locating the hinge groove (under the retaining ring) back, install it using the LRT-64-026/3 and LRT-64-026/2 tools.
3. Install a new retaining ring.
4. Wrap the bottom bolt of fastening of a protective casing of a brake disk.
5. Clean the mating surfaces of the lower arm and hub.
6. Align the hub with the lower arm and install the new nut and bolt, tightening them to 250 Nm (184 lb ft).
7. Install the tie rod.
REAR SUSPENSION, REPAIR WORKS, Tie rod.
8. Check wheel alignment.
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