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Rear Upper Control Arm Rear LH Replacement

REPLACEMENT

HINT:
^ COMPONENTS: See Diagrams; Exploded Views
^ Replace the RH side by the same procedures with LH side.

1. REMOVE WHEEL HUB ORNAMENT SUB-ASSY [42603/96]
a) Remove the 10 bolts and wheel hub ornament sub-assy.
2. REMOVE REAR WHEEL
a) Remove the 5 nuts and rear wheel.
3. REMOVE UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSY REAR LH [48790/98-64]
a) Remove the bolt and disconnect the speed sensor from the rear axle carrier.
b) Remove the nut.





c) Using SST, disconnect the upper control arm assy rear from the axle carrier.
SST 09628-00011

NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the dust cover. Support the axle carrier.





d) Remove the 2 bolts, nuts, washers, 2 bolts and upper control arm assy rear.





4. INSPECT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSY REAR LH [48790/98-64]
a) As shown, flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times, before installing the nut.
b) Using torque wrench, turn the nut continuously one turn per 2 - 4 seconds and take the torque reading on the 5th turn.
Turning torque: 1.0 - 3.4 Nm (10 - 35 kgf-cm, 9 - 30 inch lbs.)





5. INSTALL UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSY REAR LH [48790/98-64]
a) Install the upper control arm assy rear with the 2 bolts, washers and nuts.
Torque:
Front side A: 88 Nm (900 kgf-cm, 65 ft. lbs.)
Rear side B: 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.)

HINT: After stabilizing the suspension, torque the nuts.

b) Connect the upper control arm assy rear to the axle carrier.
c) Install the nut.
Torque: 108 Nm (1,100 kgf-cm, 80 ft. lbs.)
d) Connect the speed sensor to the axle carrier with the bolt.
Torque: 8.0 Nm (82 kgf-cm, 71 inch lbs.)
6. INSTALL REAR WHEEL
a) Istall the front wheel with the 5 nuts.
Torque: 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.)
7. INSTALL WHEEL HUB ORNAMENT SUB-ASSY [42603/98-46]
a) Install the wheel hub ornament sub-assy with the 10 bolts.
Torque: 20 Nm (204 kgf-cm, 15 ft. lbs.)
8. CHECK ABS SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL