Rear Suspension

Knuckle Assembly Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. Remove the wheel.
3. On vehicles equipped with the antilock braking system, remove the ABS speed sensor.
4. On vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes, remove the rear brake caliper from the knuckle assembly.
5. Disconnect the parking brake from the knuckle assembly.
6. Disconnect the front parallel link from the knuckle.
7. Disconnect the rear parallel link from the knuckle.
8. Disconnect the rear trailing link from the rear knuckle.





9. On vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes, remove the clip that secures the brake line to the strut assembly.
10. On vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes, disconnect the brake line from the knuckle assembly.
11. Remove the rear knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts and the bolts.





12. Disconnect the brake line from the strut assembly and remove the rear knuckle from the strut assembly.

Installation
1. Install the rear knuckle into the vehicle and install the brake line into the strut assembly bracket.
2. Install the knuckle-to-strut assembly bolts and nuts. Do not tighten.





3. Install the clip securing the brake line to the strut assembly.
4. Tighten the knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts.
^ Tighten the knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts to 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.).
5. Connect the rear trailing link to the rear knuckle.
6. Connect the rear parallel link to the knuckle.
7. Connect the front parallel link to the knuckle.
8. Connect the parking brake to the knuckle assembly.
9. On vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes, connect the brake line to the knuckle assembly. On vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes, install the rear brake caliper onto the knuckle assembly.
10. On vehicles equipped with the antilock braking system, install the ABS speed sensor.





11. Install the wheel.
12. Lower the vehicle.