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(5) Remove the trailing link and mounting bracket
as an assembly from the vehicle.
CAUTION: The installation position of the bush-
ings and retainers on the trailing link is important.
When separating the trailing link from the hanger
bracket, note the position and orientation on the
bushings and retainers to ensure they are re-in-
stalled correctly.
(6) Separate the trailing link from the hanger
bracket. To separate trailing link from hanger
bracket, use a large adjustable wrench on flat of
trailing link to turn link while holding nut stationary
(Fig. 49).
INSTALL
CAUTION: The inner and outer trailing link to
hanger bracket bushings and retainers must be
installed in their correct position on the trailing link.
Do not reverse the position of the inner and outer
trailing link bushing or retainers on the trailing link.
NOTE: When installing trailing link into hanger
bracket, the flat on the trailing link (Fig. 49) must be
positioned at the hanger bracket.
(1) Install the inner bushing retainer, and inner
bushing (Fig. 50) on the trailing link. Install the
trailing link, retainer and bushing on the hanger
bracket (Fig. 50). Then install the outer bushing,
outer bushing retainer and nut (Fig. 50) on the trail-
ing link. Tighten the trailing link retaining nut to a
torque of 99 N·m (73 ft. lbs.).
(2) Install knuckle end of trailing link assembly in
rear knuckle.
CAUTION: It is important that the following proce-
dure be done when installing the trailing arm
hanger bracket to the body of the vehicle. This pro-
cedure will ensure that the hanger bracket is
installed in the correct position on the vehicle.
(3) Install trailing link hanger bracket on vehicle
and loosely install the 4 attaching bolts (Fig. 51).
Then install 2 drift pins of appropriate size in posi-
tioning holes on hanger bracket and into locating
holes in body (Fig. 51). With hanger bracket correctly
positioned on vehicle tighten the 4 hanger bracket
mounting bolts to a torque of 34 N·m (25 ft. lbs.).
CAUTION: When installing trailing link bushing
retainers, retainers must be installed with cupped
side of retainer facing away from bushing and
knuckle (Fig. 47).
(4) At the knuckle, install the outer trailing link
bushing, outer bushing retainer and retaining nut on
trailing link (Fig. 47). Using a large adjustable
wrench on flat of trailing link to keep it from rotat-
Fig. 48 Trailing Link Hanger Bracket Attachment To
Vehicle
Fig. 49 Separating Trailing Link From Hanger
Bracket
HANGER BRACKET SPACER BUSHING RETAINER TRAILING LINK ADJUSTABLEWRENCH WRENCH
Fig. 50 Trailing Link Bushing Installation
OUTER BUSHING RETAINER INNER TRAILING LINK BUSHING TRAILING LINK INNER TRAILING LINK BUSHING TRAILING LINK INNER BUSHING RETAINER INNER BUSHING RETAINER TRAILING LINK HANGER BRACKET OUTER TRAILING LINK BUSHING NUT
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SUSPENSION 2 - 61
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)