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Sedan Lower

REMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle on a hoist.

CAUTION: Do not raise vehicle by rear suspension tension strut and bushing.

2. Disconnect brake load sensor proportioning valves from rear suspension arm and bushing.
3. Disconnect parking brake rear cable and conduit from rear suspension arm and bushing.
4. Remove and discard rear suspension arm and bushing-to-rear wheel spindle bolt, washer and nut.
5. Remove and discard rear suspension arm and bushing-to-body bolt and nut.
6. Remove rear suspension arm and bushing from vehicle.

INSTALLATION
1. Position rear suspension arm and bushing, and rear suspension arm adjusting cam kit where required, at center of vehicle. Insert new bolt and nut. Do not tighten at this time.

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NOTE:
^ When installing new rear suspension arm and bushings, the offset on all rear suspension arm and bushings must face up. (The rear suspension arm and bushings are stamped "bottom" on the lower edge.) The flange edge of the right side rear suspension arm and bushing stamping must face the front of the vehicle. The other three must face the rear of the vehicle.
^ The rear suspension arms have two adjustment cams that fit inside the bushings at the arm-to-body attachment. Each adjustment cam is installed from the front on the rear suspension arm and bushing.

2. Move rear suspension arm and bushing up to rear wheel spindle and insert new bolt, washer and nut. Tighten nut to 68-92 Nm (50-67 ft. lbs.).
3. Tighten arm-to-body nut to 68-92 Nm (50-67 ft. lbs.).
4. Install parking brake rear cable and conduit to rear suspension arm and bushings.
5. Install brake load sensor proportioning valve to LH rear suspension arm and bushing.
6. Lower vehicle.
7. After rear suspension arm and bushing replacement, the alignment should be checked for rear toe and reset if required.