To start, raise and support the car, remove the nuts and take out the wheel and tire assembly at the rear. When you service the left side
Shock Absorber, also remove the fuel filler tube. Put an additional jack stand below the front area of the engine cradle to support the car during the removal and installation of the rear axle and suspension. Position an under-hoist utility jack or stand below the exhaust at the
Muffler if dual exhaust is not installed or is serviced on the right side, then remove the isolators from the muffler and resonator hangers and bring the exhaust down onto the jack or stand. Later, put a jack at the center of the rear axle differential and lift it until it touches the differential, but don't secure the stabilizer bar. Start with the upper screws of the shock absorber, then remove the bolt and nut under it. For vehicles fitted with AWD, watch out not to lose spacers as you remove the bolts holding the crossmember to the body. Don't take out or loosen the bolts on the other side of the car, as this will require a rear wheel alignment after putting things back. Prise out both front and
Rear Crossmember bracket bolts from the damaged side, but keep the crossmember almost near the vehicle to not disturb any other components. Draw the jack slowly down while holding the repair side of the crossmember to let the shock absorber top clear the body flange, then tilt the top out and lift the shock absorber out of the spring link on the bottom. Disconnect the brake hose from the bracket attached to the body to be sure it won't overextend and suffer damage during the following step. Set the jack level so the crossmember is almost touching the ground, but not all the way down-then take out the coil spring and isolators.