Suzuki GA413, Service Manual

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LEAF SPRING AND SPRING BUMPER (LEAF
SPRING TYPE)
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle and remove rear wheel.
2) Support rear axle housing by using floor jack to prevent it from
lowering.
3) Remove parking brake cable clamp bolt.
4) Remove spring U-bolt nuts, guide plate, spring bumper and
spring U-bolts.
5) Remove spring front nut.
6) Remove spring shackle nuts and remove spring shackle outer
plate.
7) Pull out spring front bolt and remove leaf spring from spring
shackle.
8) Remove spring shackle as necessary.
1. Spring U-bolt
2. Spring U-bolt nuts
3. Spring bumper
4. Spring front bolt 5. Spring shackle nuts
6. Spring shackle outer plate
7. Spring shackle
8. Leaf spring
INSTALLATION
1) Install leaf spring to vehicle body and spring shackle, referring
to figure for proper installing direction of bolt and nuts.
NOTE:
Nuts should not be tightened.
2) Securely fit leaf spring center bolt in the hole of rear axle hous-
ing and spring bumper as shown in figure. Tighten new spring
U-bolt nuts to specified torque.
NOTE:
Insert U-bolt guide plate between rear axle housing and
spring U-bolts. Fit U-bolt to guide plate flange.
Tighten U-bolt nuts uniformly so that “c” is the same.
Tightening Torque
(a): 60 N·m (6.0 kg-m, 43.5 Ib-ft)
3) Install and tighten parking brake cable clamp bolt.
Tightening Torque
(b): 11 N·m (1.1 kg-m, 8.0 Ib-ft)
4) Remove floor jack from rear axle housing.
5) Install rear wheel and tighten wheel nuts to specified torque.
Tightening Torque for wheel nuts
85 N·m (8.5 kg-m, 61.5 Ib-ft)
6) Lower hoist and vehicle in non-loaded condition, tighten spring
front nut and spring shackle nuts to specified torque.
Tightening Torque
(c): 55 N·m (5.5 kg-m, 40.0 Ib-ft)
(d): 80 N·m (8.0 kg-m, 58.0 Ib-ft)
1. Parking brake cable
clamp bolt
2. Spring U-bolt nuts
3. Spring bumper
4. Spring front bolt
5. Spring shackle nuts
6. Spring shackle outer
plate
7. Spring shackle
8. Leaf spring
9. Rear axle housing
: Use new nut
REAR SUSPENSION 3E-9