Toyota 48530-80420
Shock Absorber

Installation of the rear shock absorber begins with placing the rear No. 1 spring bumper on top of the absorber assembly. Set up the jack and wooden block beneath the spring seat of the rear axle beam assembly while keeping the assembly from excessive height increase. The rear shock absorber assembly needs to be bolted temporarily to the rear axle beam assembly using the bolt and nut as you slowly raise the jack to insert the upper part of the rear shock absorber into the installation hole during compression until you reach 20-30 mm (0.78 to 1.18 in.). Proceed to install the rear suspension support following the correct placement as depicted in the illustration. The procedure calls for attaching the socket hexagon wrench (6 mm) to lock the rear shock absorber assembly with correct direction before applying torque of 25 Nm (255 kgf-cm, 18 ft-lbf) to the lock nut. Install the rear wheels according to the torque specifications at 103 Nm (1050 kgf-cm, 76 ft-lbf). Lower the vehicle and bounce it several times for rear suspension stabilization before goed in to the stopper nut and tighten the bolt on the lower side of the rear shock absorber to 90 Nm (918 kgf-cm, 67 ft-lbf). Put on the rear floor service hole cover as the last step.

To start the removal process of the rear shock absorber you should first remove the rear wheels and rear floor service hole cover. The support procedure starts by adding a jack and wooden block to the rear axle beam spring seat but avoids over-jacking and positions the rear shock absorber for compression between 20 to 30 mm (0.78 to 1.18 in.). The socket hexagon wrench with size 6 mm allows users to maintain the rear shock absorber rod before disconnecting the lock nut and rear shock absorber cushion retainer. Start by removing the rear suspension support after which you can safely remove the rear shock absorber assembly by unfastening the bolt under maintenance of the nut. Complete the process by taking away the rear No. 1 spring bumper.

Tighten the lock nut to a torque of 25 Nm (255 kgf-cm, 18 ft-lbf).

Proceed to remove the rear suspension support.

Fully tighten the bolt on the rear shock absorber (lower side) to a torque of 90 Nm (918 kgf-cm, 67 ft-lbf), ensuring to tighten the bolt since the stopper nut is used.