How to service and repair the rear shock absorber on 2007 Toyota Corolla?

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The maintenance of the rear shock absorber begins by removing the rear wheel and subsequent components which consist of spare wheel cover assembly and rear floor finish plate with luggage compartment trim cover inner LH. You must start by lifting the rear axle beam using a jack before removing first the bolt and 2 nuts and then the washer along with shock absorber nut and shock absorber. When working with the rear shock absorber assembly you should use Special Service Tool: 09727-30021 along with caution to avoid damaging it through impact wrench usage while compressing the coil spring. The maintenance process requires a 6 mm hexagon wrench to hold the piston rod while loosening the nut for further removal of support plate, cushion, spring bracket, upper insulator, suspension support, spring bumper, and coil spring. The rear shock absorber assembly LH should be tested through rod compression and extension which requires replacement when it produces abnormal feedback or strange noises. Installation requires use of Special Service Tool 09727-30021 to compress the coil spring before placing it into the shock absorber assembly while checking that the lower end fits in the spring lower seat gap. Then mount the spring bumper followed by the suspension support then the upper insulator and finally position the rear spring front bracket. First install the cushion and support plate before tightening a new center nut temporarily using Special Service Tool: 09727-30021 until you can check the suspension bracket position before tightening the nut to 39 Nm (397 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.). To install the shock absorber with its coil spring, apply 2 nuts and bolt at 80 Nm (816 kgf-cm, 59 ft. lbs.) torque before placing the shock absorber head cover. Perform suspension stabilization through addition of the rear wheel followed by lowering the vehicle while bouncing it multiple times. Tighten the nut on the coil spring rear shock absorber all the way to 80 Nm (816 kgf-cm, 59 ft. lbs.). After that release the luggage compartment trim cover inner LH, rear floor finish plate, and spare wheel cover assembly to inspect the rear wheel alignment. Before throwing away the shock absorber assembly rear LH, users must expand the shock absorber rod completely and use a hole-drilling tool to vent the gas inside while preventing flying debris and understanding that the released gas has no odor and is harmless to health.

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