Rear Shock Absorber Removal And Installation - Suzuki 2006 SX4 Service Manual

Rear Shock Absorber Removal and Installation

Removal
1) Hoist vehicle and remove rear wheel.
2) Remove access hole cover (1) in quarter inner trim
(2).
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3) Support rear axle by using floor jack to prevent it
from lowering.
4) Remove absorber lower nut (1) and lower washer.
5) Remove absorber upper nut (2). Then remove shock
absorber (3), upper washers.
6) Remove absorber upper bushes.
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Installation
1) Install absorber upper bushes (1).
NOTE
For proper installing direction of shock
absorber bushes (1), refer to the figure.
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2. Body panel
2) Install shock absorber (1), upper washers (2).
Tighten new rear shock absorber upper nut (4) and
lower nut (5) temporarily at this step.
CAUTION
!
Use new rear shock absorber upper nut.
Otherwise, nut may loosen.
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3. Body panel
Rear Suspension: 2C-2
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