Installation

1. Position strut assembly back in vehicle with the 3 studs on the strut mount through holes in strut tower. Install the 3 strut mount to body attaching nuts onto mount studs. Using a crow foot and 3/8 inch torque wrench, tighten the 3 strut mount attaching nuts to a torque of 28 Nm (20 ft. lbs).





2. Install spindle onto bottom of the strut assembly. Push and or tap spindle assembly onto strut, until notch in spindle is tightly seated against locating tap on strut assembly. Then remove center punch from hole in spindle. Install spindle to strut assembly pinch bolt into spindle. Torque spindle to strut assembly pinch bolt to 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).





3. Install the lateral links on the spindle. Tighten the lateral links to spindle attaching bolt to a torque of 140 Nm (105 ft. lbs.).





4. Install stabilizer bar attaching link onto stabilizer bar. Install stabilizer link to stabilizer bar attaching nut. Tighten the stabilizer link to stabilizer bar attaching nut to a torque of 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.).





5. Install rear speed sensor cable on rear trailing arm. Then mount speed sensor cable routing clip to the trailing arm to rear spindle bracket.
6. If vehicle is equipped with rear disc brakes, install rear braking disc on hub. Carefully install rear brake caliper over braking disc and install on adapter. Tighten rear caliper assembly to adapter mounting bolts to 22 Nm (192 inch lbs.). If required, refer to Brakes and Traction Control.





7. If vehicle is equipped with rear drum brakes install rear brake flex hose onto wheel cylinder and support plate. First tighten the brake hose to wheel cylinder tube nut to a torque of 17 Nm (145 inch lbs.). Then tighten the brake hose bracket to brake support plate bolt to a torque of 8 Nm (75 inch lbs).
8. If vehicle has rear drum brakes, brake system will require bleeding. Refer to Brakes and Traction Control.
9. Install wheel and tire assembly on vehicle. Then torque all wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat tightening sequence to full specified torque of 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
10. Lower vehicle to the ground.
11. Check and reset rear wheel TOE to specifications if required.