Rear Shock Absorber, Coil-Over - Removal

REMOVAL

NOTE: Before proceeding, Rear Suspension Warnings And Cautions .





1. Remove the cargo floor cover.
2. Remove the rear floor pan silencer (1).





3. If equipped, remove the nuts mounting the satellite receiver (1) or amplifier (2) to rear floor pan. Move the component aside to allow access to the shock assembly upper mounting nuts through the opening in the bottom of the quarter trim panel.
4. Remove the spare tire.





5. Fold the shock assembly upper mounting nut access door (2) upward. Use this opening and the one (1) created when the rear floor pan silencer was removed to access the upper mounting nuts in the following step.





6. Remove the two nuts (1) securing the shock assembly (2) to the body bracket (3).

7. Raise and support the vehicle. Maintenance





8. Remove the wheel mounting nuts (3), then the rear tire and wheel assembly (1).





9. Remove the shock lower mounting nut (3) and bolt (1).





10. Lower the shock assembly (2) out of the body bracket (1) and lift out over rear suspension.