Contents: Upper wishbone (fWD models) ⬇ Upper wishbone (fWD models) ⬇ Lower wishbone ⬇ Guide lever ⬇
Upper wishbone (fWD models)
1. Remove the rear wheel.
2. Remove the rear suspension spring (see Section 12).
3. Unhook the wire from the upper control arm (arrow A in illustration 3.29a of Chapter 8) ABS wheel sensor and unscrew the bolt (1).
4. Mark the position of the eccentric bolt with a marker (see illustration) relative to the subframe, unscrew the bolt and remove the lever.
10.4. Upper wishbone eccentric bolt nut on subframe
5. Install the upper control arm and tighten its bolts by hand.
6. Unload the rear suspension (see Section 2).
7. Tighten the new eccentric bolt nut to 95 Nm, maintaining the bolt position marked during removal.
8. Tighten the new lever fastener onto the hub assembly holder to 130 Nm, then tighten it to a 90° angle. Washer (2 in illustration 3.29a Chapter 8) between the bolt (1) and the hub assembly holder must be installed so that there is a gap (B) between the washer and the casing (3). Secure the wire (A).
9. Install the spring and wheel. Perform a road test (see Chapter 1).
10. Check the rear wheel alignment angles (see Part D).
Upper wishbone (fWD models)
11. Remove the rear wheel and rear suspension spring (see Section 12).
12. Disconnect the ABS wheel sensor wire from the holder (1 in illustration 9.7) on the upper wishbone.
13. Unscrew the bolt (1 in Illustration 3.29b Chapter 8) fastening the upper arm to the hub assembly holder.
14. Mark the position of the eccentric bolt with a marker (see illustration 10.4) relative to the subframe, unscrew the bolt and remove the lever.
15. Install the upper control arm and tighten its bolts by hand.
16. Unload the rear suspension (see Section 2).
17. Tighten the new eccentric bolt nut to 95 Nm, maintaining the bolt position marked during removal.
18. Tighten the new lever fastener onto the hub assembly holder to 130 Nm, then tighten it to an angle of 90°. Washer (2 in Illustration 3.29b Chapter 8) between the bolt (1) and the hub assembly holder must be installed so that there is a gap (B) between the washer and the casing (3).
19. Secure the wheel sensor wiring, install the spring and wheel.
20. Perform a road test (see Chapter 1), check the rear wheel alignment angles (see Part D).
Lower wishbone
21. Remove the rear wheel, unhook the exhaust system from the rear and lower it.
22. Remove the rear suspension spring (see Section 12).
23. Unscrew the bolt (arrow on the illustration) lower transverse arm (1).
10.23. Lower wishbone mounting bolt
24. If there is a rear suspension height sensor, unscrew its bolts (1 in the illustration).
10.24. Lower arm eccentric bolt and suspension height sensor bolts
25. Mark the position of the eccentric bolt with a marker (arrow in illustration 10.24) relative to the subframe, unscrew the eccentric bolt and remove the lever.
26. Install the lower control arm and tighten its bolts by hand.
27. Unload the rear suspension (see Section 2).
28. Tighten the new eccentric bolt nut to 95 Nm, maintaining the bolt position marked during removal. Secure the rear suspension height sensor (if available).
29. Tighten the new lever fastener onto the hub assembly holder to 90 Nm, then tighten it to a 90° angle
30. Install the rear exhaust pipe, spring and wheel.
31. Check the rear wheel alignment angles (see Part D).
Guide lever
32. Remove the rear wheel.
33. Remove the rear suspension spring (see Section 12).
34. Give the nut (1 in the illustration) and separate the stabilizer bar (2) from the stabilizer bar. Unscrew the bolt (arrow) of the guide arm (3).
10.34. Stabilizer bar and guide arm (for AWD models; FWD - similar)
35. Check the stabilizer clamp bolts (see illustration).
10.35. Stabilizer clamp bolts
36. Give the nut (arrow on illustrations) and remove the bolt in a backward direction. Remove the guide lever.
10.36a. Guide lever nut (fWD models)
10.36b. Guide lever nut (aWD models)
37. There are different types of levers available. Different types of levers can be installed on the left and right sides. Reinforced levers of the variant (2 in the illustration) are installed with the open side facing backwards (left and right - differently), and the usual levers (1) - with the opening down (same on both sides).
10.37. Guide lever options
38. Install the guide lever and tighten its bolts by hand. Unload the rear suspension (see Section 2).
39. Tighten the new stabilizer bar clamp bolts evenly to 25 Nm, then tighten them to a 90° angle. Secure the strut to the stabilizer bar.
40. Install the spring.
41. Tighten the new nut (arrow in illustrations 10.36a-b) with a force of 90 Nm, and then pull it to an angle of 90°.
Source of the article web resource: www.skodabook.ru
42. Tighten the new bolt (3 in illustration 10.24) fastening the guide lever to the hub assembly holder with a force of 130 Nm, and then tighten it to an angle of 90°.
42. Install the wheel and perform a road test (see Chapter 1).
43. Check the rear wheel alignment angles (see Part D).