With Electronic Modulated Suspension

REMOVAL
1. Remove the following:
- Rear seat cushion and seatback
- Package tray trim
- High mount stop light
- Belt hole cover and rear seat belt
2. Remove the rear wheel.
Torque: 103 Nm (76 ft. lbs.)





3. Remove the flexible hose and the ABS speed sensor wire harness clamp from shock absorber after removing the two bolts, brake hose bracket and the ABS wire harness clamp.

NOTE: When installing the ABS speed sensor, tighten the flexible hose to 29 Nm (22 ft. lbs.) and the ABS wire to 5.4 Nm (48 inch lbs.).

4. Disconnect the stabilizer bar link from the shock absorber.
5. Loosen the two nuts on lower side of shock absorber and do the following.





a. Loosen the two nuts on the lower side of the shock absorber.

Installation Hints
^ Coat the nut's threads with engine oil, and tighten the bolts as specified.
^ Reused Nut: 196 Nm (145 ft. lbs.).
^ New Nut: 255 Nm (188 ft. lbs.).

b. Support the rear axle carrier with a jack.


6. Remove the shock absorber with coil spring.
a. Remove the clip and clamp and disconnect the absorber control actuator connector.





b. Using Special Service Tool (SST) 09817 - 33190 or equivalent, loosen the nut in middle of the suspension support.

NOTE: Do not remove the nut.





INSTALLATION HINT: Using the 09817 - 33190, 09922 - 10010 SST, tighten the nut to 29 Nm (21 ft. lbs.).

NOTE: Use the 09922-10010 SST in direction shown in the illustration. Use a torque wrench with a fulcrum length of 345 mm (13.58 inch).

c. Remove the three nuts of the suspension support.

NOTE: when installing the three nuts, tighten them to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).

d. Lower the rear axle carrier and remove the two bolts.
e. Remove the shock absorber with the coil spring.

INSTALLATION
To install reverse the removal procedure, noting the following:
- check the rear wheel alignment.