Removal procedure
1. Lifting and supporting the car.
2. Remove the rear driveshaft spindle nut.
3. Remove the bolts securing the trailing arm bracket to the underbody. See Part 2D. Rear suspension.
4. Remove the nut and bolt securing the toe lever to the steering knuckle.
5. Remove the nut and bolt securing the lower control arm to the steering knuckle.
6. Loosen the nut and bolt securing the steering knuckle to the upper control arm. Do not remove the nut and bolt.
Important: Support the driveshaft while it is disengaged from the wheel hub and bearing assembly to prevent damage to the driveshaft seals.
7. Place a block of wood against the driveshaft spindle and tap with a hammer to release the spindle from the wheel hub and bearing assembly.
8. Rotate the suspension knuckle up and secure it with strong wire or the like.
9. Remove the wheel drive shaft from the rear drive unit (RDM).
Assembly procedure
1. Install a new wheel drive shaft retaining ring on the triple inner joint.
2. Install the wheel drive shaft to the output shaft of the rear drive unit (RDM). Make sure that the triple joint is fully seated on the output shaft, for which, firmly grasping the triple joint, try to pull it off the output shaft.
3. Rotate the suspension knuckle down while guiding the constant velocity joint spindle (CV) into the hub and wheel bearing assembly and into the suspension knuckle.
4. Install a new wheel drive shaft spindle nut by hand.
5. Install the bolt and nut securing the lower control arm to the steering knuckle.
Tighten
Tighten the bolt and nut securing the lower control arm to the steering knuckle to 160 Nm (118 lb-ft).
6. Install the bolts securing the trailing arm bracket to the lower body.
Tighten
Tighten bolts securing trailing arm bracket to underbody to 110 Nm (81 lb-ft).
7. Install the nut and bolt securing the toe arm to the steering knuckle.
Tighten
Tighten the nut and bolt securing the toe lever to the steering knuckle to a torque of 160 Nm (118 lb-ft).
Tighten the nut and bolt securing the steering knuckle to the upper suspension arm to a torque of 160 Nm (118 lb-ft).
8. Check rear wheel alignment. See section 2B, "Wheel alignment".