Rear

REMOVE
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
2. Remove the rear wheel and tire assembly from the vehicle.





3. Remove hydraulic flex hose bracket, from bracket on rear strut assembly. If vehicle is equipped with Anti-Lock brakes, the wheel speed sensor cable routing clip is also attached to the strut assembly bracket.
4. Support rear knuckle, suspension and brake components of' vehicle before removing clevis bracket to knuckle attaching bolts. Do not let weight of rear knuckle and assembled components hang unsupported when strut is removed.

CAUTION: The knuckle to strut assembly attaching bolts are serrated and must not be turned during removal. Remove nuts while holding bolts stationary in knuckle.





5. Remove the 2 clevis bracket bolts attaching strut assembly to rear knuckle.
6. Lower vehicle. Access to rear upper strut mount to strut tower attaching bolts, is through the trunk of the vehicle.





7. Remove carpet (if required) from top of strut tower. Then remove rubber dust shield from top of strut tower, this will allow easier access to upper strut mount attaching nuts.





8. Loosen but do not remove the 4 upper strut mount to strut tower attaching nuts. Then while supporting the strut assembly fully remove the 4 strut mount attaching nuts.
9. Remove strut assembly from knuckle, by sliding knuckle out of clevis bracket on strut assembly. Then remove strut assembly from vehicle.

INSTALL
1. Position strut assembly back into vehicle with the 4 studs on strut mount assembly through holes in strut tower of vehicle. Install the 4 strut mount to body attaching nuts onto mount studs. Torque the 4 strut mount to body attaching nuts to 34 Nm (300 inch lbs).
2. Install dust shield into hole on top of strut tower. Install carpeting back on top of rear strut tower.
3. Raise vehicle.

CAUTION: The knuckle to strut assembly attaching bolts are serrated and must not be turned during installation. Install and torque nuts while holding bolts stationary in knuckle.

4. Install knuckle assembly into clevis bracket on strut assembly. Install the 2 clevis bracket to knuckle assembly attaching bolts and nuts. Torque both clevis bracket to knuckle assembly attaching nuts to 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.).
5. Install hydraulic flex hose bracket, on strut assembly bracket. Install and securely tighten bolt attaching hose bracket to strut bracket. If vehicle is equipped with Anti-Lock brakes, the wheel speed sensor cable routing clip is also attached to the strut assembly bracket.
6. Install wheel and tire assembly on vehicle. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat tightening sequence to full specified torque of 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
7. Lower vehicle to the ground.
8. Check and reset rear wheel TOE to specifications if required. Refer to Alignment.