Trailing Arm: Service and Repair
Trailing Rod Removal and InstallationRemoval
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Detach parking brake cable clamp (2) from trailing rod (1).
3) Remove trailing rod bolts (3) and trailing rod (1).
Installation
1) Install trailing rod (1) and tighten bolts by hand.
2) Attach parking brake cable clamp (2) to trailing rod.
3) Lower hoist and bounce vehicle up and down to stabilize suspension.
4) Tighten trailing rod bolts (3) to specified torque with vehicle weight on suspension.
Tightening torque
Trailing rod bolts (a): 95 Nm (9.5 kgf-cm, 68.5 ft. lbs.)