Rear Suspension Frame Removal And Installation - Suzuki GRAND VITARA Owner's Manual

Rear Suspension Frame Removal and
Installation
Removal
1) Hoist vehicle and remove rear wheels.
2) Remove muffler and exhaust center pipe referring to
"Exhaust System Components: in Section 1K".
3) To facilitate reinstallation, put match marks (1) on
rear propeller shaft flange and differential flange.
Disconnect rear propeller shaft form differential.
4) Remove rear wheel hub assembly referring to "Rear
Wheel Hub Assembly Removal and Installation: ".
5) Remove control rod referring to "Control Rod
Removal and Installation: ".
6) Remove trailing rod referring to "Trailing Rod
Removal and Installation: ".
7) Remove lower arm referring to "Lower Arm Removal
and Installation: ".
8) Remove rear drive shaft referring to "Rear Drive
Shaft Assembly Removal and Installation: Rear in
Section 3A".
9) Remove rear suspension knuckle referring to "Rear
Suspension knuckle Removal and Installation: ".
10) Remove upper arm referring to "Upper Arm Removal
and Installation: ".
11) Remove parking cable clamp bolt (1) and parking
cable clamp (2).
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12) Remove wheel sensor bolt (1) and ABS wheel
sensor harness clamp (2) (if equipped).
13) Disconnect rear height sensor connector (3) and
rear height sensor harness clamp (4) (if equipped)
for left side.
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14) Support rear suspension frame with rear differential
by using mission jack (1).
WARNING
!
When removing rear suspension frame, be
sure to apply some supporting equipment
(such as mission jack) under it at well-
balanced position in the center section so as
to prevent from its drop.
15) Remove rear suspension frame mount bolts (1) and
washer (2) and then lower mission jack and remove
rear suspension frame (3) with rear differential and
rear suspension frame stopper (4).
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16) Dismounting rear differential from rear suspension
frame referring to "Rear Differential Unit
Components: Rear in Section 3B".
Rear Suspension: 2C-21
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