Rear Coil Spring: Installation

1. Install the coil spring to the rear axle housing.

   HINT:

   Fit the lower end of the coil spring into the gap of the spring lower seat.

   Fig 1: Identifying Rear Axle Housing Coil Spring

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1. Install the shock absorber and temporarily tighten the bolt.
Fig 2: Identifying Shock Absorber Bolt
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1. Jack down the vehicle.
2. Bounce the vehicle up and down several times to stabilize the suspension.

1. Fully tighten the bolt.

   Torque: 98 N*m (1, 000 kgf*cm, 72 ft.*lbf) 

   Fig 3: Identifying Rear Shock Absorber Bolt

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1. Install the 2 flexible hoses with 2 new clips.
Fig 4: Identifying Flexible Hoses Clips
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2. Using a union nut wrench, install the 2 brake tubes onto the flexible hose.

   Torque: 

   without union nut wrench 

   15 N*m (154 kgf*cm, 11 ft.*lbf) 

   with union nut wrench 

   14 N*m (143 kgf*cm, 10 ft.*lbf) 

   NOTE:

   • This torque value can be obtained by using a torque wrench with a fulcrum length of 300 mm (11.8 in.) and a union nut wrench with a fulcrum length of 22 mm (0.886 in.) (See REPAIR INSTRUCTION ).
   • This torque value is effective when union nut wrench is parallel to a torque wrench.

Torque: 112 N*m (1, 137 kgf*cm, 82 ft.*lbf)