To ensure that the performance of the left and right shock absorbers does not differ, both shock absorbers must be replaced at the same time.
To avoid damage to the rear brake hoses, do not remove two shock absorbers at the same time with the rear of the vehicle hung out.
The work is shown on the left shock absorber, the right one is removed in the same way.
Opening the trunk lid..
... we press the latch of the decorative lining of the trunk upholstery..
...and take it off.
Using the "17" wrench, unscrew the nut of the upper shock absorber mount, holding the shock absorber rod from turning with a special "6" wrench (you can use the wrench for the upper mounting of the front shock absorbers of Zhiguli cars)
We remove the washer from the rod..
...and the top pillow.
Remove the spacer bushing.
We hang the wheel from the side of the removed shock absorber.
Using a 17 spanner wrench, unscrew the shock absorber lower mounting bolt and remove the bolt.
We derive the lower end of the shock absorber from the beam bracket and remove the shock absorber.
Remove the lower cushion from the shock absorber rod..
...and the puck.
We replace the defective parts with new ones. Before installing the shock absorber, we put a washer, spacer sleeve and bottom cushion on its rod.
We fix the lower end of the shock absorber in the beam bracket, but do not tighten the bolt.
Fully extend the shock absorber rod.
Lowering the car with a jack, we insert the shock absorber rod into the hole in the body and, having installed the upper pillow and washer, we bait the rod fastening nut without tightening it.
We completely lower the car on wheels.
Tighten the stem nut until the stem protrudes 9 mm above the nut (this will increase the tightening torque).
Then tighten the shock absorber lower mounting bolt to the prescribed torque (see Application) and install a decorative overlay for the upholstery of the trunk.