Replacing rear suspension rod bushings

If the bushings of the rear suspension rods are worn, you can install new rods with factory-fitted bushings. However, the bushings can be replaced by yourself using a special tool or as shown below.



We knock out or press out the steel spacer sleeve from the hinge with a rod of a suitable diameter, for example, a bolt.



Remove the worn rubber bushing from the rod. To do this, the sleeve can be cut from the inside with a hacksaw blade.



In a vice, we press a new rubber bushing into the rod, after lubricating it with soapy water.

We also press in a steel spacer sleeve in a vice.

Install the rear suspension parts in reverse order.

To increase the service life of the bushings of the hinges of the rods and shock absorbers, we finally tighten the suspension mounting nuts only when the car is standing on a flat area and fully loaded.