42-1
Rear Wheel
Suspension, Shafts
and Axle
Rear axle, servicing
(vehicles with front wheel
drive)
Note:
The rear axle and wheel
bearings are identical on
Base and Plus suspension
versions.
Welding and straightening
of the axle beam is not
permissible.
1 -
Wheel bolt 110 Nm (81
ft lb)
2 -
Self-locking hex nut, 70
Nm (52 ft lb)
When tightening the
nut the axle beam
must be in the
horizontal position
(unladened vehicle
state)
3 -
Hex bolt, 25 Nm (18 ft
lb)
4 -
Suspension strut
Removing and
installing
Fig. 1
to
Fig. 3
Disassembling and
assembling
Page
42-9
Page 1 of 14
Rear Wheel Suspension, Shafts and Axle
12/7/2004
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