2. Under the car, unscrew the mounting nut, remove the equalizer rod from the rear of the handbrake.
3. Unclip the handbrake cables from the hangers and holders.
4. Install the clamps on the two flexible hoses on the rear brakes, then unscrew the union nuts and disconnect the two rigid brake pipes.
5. Loosen and remove the nuts on the front of the rear axle trailing arms. Do not remove the bolts at this stage.
6. Disconnect the brake pressure regulator control spring from the rear axle.
7. Unscrew the nut and remove the bolt securing the diagonal rod to the rear axle.
8. Support the rear axle with a jack or axle stands.
9. Loosen and remove both rear lower shock absorber mounting bolts.
10. Remove the pivot bolts, then lower the rear axle to the ground, guiding the handbrake cable over the exhaust system.
11. If necessary, remove the steering knuckles (Chapter 11), brake system pipes and handbrake cables (Section 9). The pivot bushings can be replaced using a long bolt and nut, a metal pipe and washers. When installing new bushings, make sure the two cuts in the rubber are horizontal and parallel to the trailing arm. Insert the bushings by hand.
12. Installation is carried out in the reverse order. However, do not fully tighten the mounting bolts until the weight of the vehicle is placed on the suspension.
13. Tighten all nuts and bolts to the specified tightening torque Specification. All auto-lock nuts must be replaced.
14. Bleed the hydraulic system and adjust the handbrake cable as described in Section 9.
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