Withdrawal
Fold up the trim in the luggage compartment in the area of the upper mounting of the shock absorbers.
Raise the back of the car.
Support the lower control arm with a jack using a wooden spacer.
Attention: If this is not done, then after unscrewing the shock absorber, the rear axle will fail. This will damage the axle shaft.
Unscrew shock absorber from below. Mark the position of both washers for later installation. The spacer of the rubber support faces the head of the bolt.
Remove shock absorber cap.
Unscrew the 2 nuts of the centering cup in the wheel housing and pull the shock absorber down.
Attention: Store the shock absorber only in a vertical position, otherwise knocking may begin in operation if this happens, pull out the shock absorber rod and store the shock absorber for 24 hours in a vertical position.
Installation
Check shock absorber.
Be sure to replace the gasket between the shock absorber and the body.
Insert shock absorber and screw down from below without tightening the bolts yet. Do not forget the spacers on both sides of the shock absorber when installing.
Remove the jack and lower the car.
Bring the car to normal, that is, it must be on wheels and have a normal load.
Tighten lower shock absorber mounting with a tightening torque of 100 Nm.
Screw on bumper on luggage compartment side with 2 new self-locking nuts to a tightening torque of 25 Nm.
Put on the cap and install the lining of the luggage compartment.