Spring Upper Seat / Spring Lower Seat Inspection - Suzuki 2006 SX4 Service Manual

2C-5 Rear Suspension:
Installation
1) Install spring upper seat (1) to vehicle body and
lower seat (2) to rear axle.
CAUTION
!
For proper installing direction of spring
upper seat (1) and spring lower seat (2), refer
to the figure.
2) Install coil spring (3) on spring lower seat (2) of rear
axle and place coil spring end (4) onto spring lower
seat (2) as shown in figure.
[A]: Left side
[B]: Right side
U: Up ward
3) Jack up rear axle and then install shock absorbers
(1) lower end to rear axle.
Install washers and tighten shock absorber lower
nuts (2) temporarily at this step.
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F: Vehicle forward
"a": 10 mm max
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4) Remove floor jacks from rear axle.
5) Remount rear differential (4WD model) referring to
"Rear Differential Dismounting and Remounting in
Section 3B".
6) Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts to specified
torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nut: 85 N·m (8.5 kgf-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
7) Lower hoist and bounce vehicle up and down
several times to stabilize suspension.
8) Tighten absorber lower nuts and rear axle bolts to
specified torque.
NOTE
When tightening these nuts and bolts, be
sure that vehicle is not on hoist and in
unloaded condition.
Tightening torque
Rear shock absorber lower nut: 90 N·m (9.0 kgf-
m, 65.0 lb-ft)
Rear axle bolt: 73 N·m (7.3 kgf-m, 53.0 lb-ft)
9) Install rear fender lining.
Spring Upper Seat / Spring Lower Seat
Inspection
Inspect for cracks, deformation or damage.
Replace any defective part.
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