Removal
1. Raise and secure the vehicle securely.
2. Remove the rear wheels.
3. Disconnect the handbrake.
4. Disconnect the anti-lock brake system (ABS) sensor connector.
5. Disconnect the brake pipes from the brake hoses on the rear axle brackets.
6. Plug the brake hose openings to prevent foreign objects from entering.
7. Press the brake hose away from the rear beam brackets.
8. Place support jacks under the rear suspension arms and raise the rear suspension arms slightly.
9. Remove the shock absorbers.
10. Lower the support jacks and remove the rear springs.
11. Remove the bolts and nuts holding the rear axle and located on the bottom.
12. If necessary, carefully separate the rear beam from the body using a screwdriver.
13. Remove the rear beam.
Installation
1. Raise the rear beam and secure it, without tightening, to the mounting points on the underbody of the vehicle using the rear beam to body bracket nuts and bolts.
2. Install the rear springs and elastic stops.
3. Raise the arms using support jacks.
4. Attach the shock absorber to the beam using the lower connecting bolt.
5. Attach the brake hoses to the brackets on the rear axle.
6. Install the retaining clamp.
7. Connect the brake pipes to the brake hoses.
8. Bleed the hydraulic brake system.
9. Set the handbrake.
10. Slowly lower the car and place the rear wheels on the ground.
11. With the vehicle in running order, tighten the rear axle mounting bracket bolt to the vehicle body (left) and the rear axle mounting bracket bolts (right).
Tightening
Tighten the rear beam mounting bracket bolt to the vehicle body to a torque of 115 Nm and the rear axle mounting bracket bolts to a torque of 70 Nm.
12. Adjust the rear wheel brakes.
13. Connect the anti-lock brake system (ABS) sensor connector.
14. Adjust the handbrake.
15. Lower the vehicle completely.