2000 SUZUKI SWIFT suspension

REAR SUSPENSION 3E-13
INSTALLATION
1) Install trailing arm (1) to vehicle body and rear axle (2WD
vehicle) or rear axle housing (4WD vehicle), referring to fig-
ure for proper installing direction of bolts (2).
Tighten front nut (3) and rear nuts (4) temporarily at this
step.
2) Install parking brake cable clamp (1) to trailing arm (2).
3) Clamp wheel speed sensor lead wire (right & left) to trailing
arm securely (if equipped with ABS).
4) Install shock absorber (1) lower side to rear axle (2WD vehi-
cle) or rear axle housing (4WD vehicle).
Tighten shock absorber lower bolt (2) temporarily at this
step.
5) Install lateral rod (1) to vehicle body, refer to the figure for
proper installing direction of bolt (2).
Tighten nut (3) temporarily at this step.
6) Remove floor jack from rear axle.
7) Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nuts : 85 N·m (8.5 kg-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
8) Lower hoist.
A : Vehicle out side
B : Vehicle center side
A : Forward

3E-14 REAR SUSPENSION
9) Tighten front and rear trailing arm nuts (1), shock absorber
lower bolts (2) and lateral rod right nut (3) to specified torque
(right and left).
Tightening torque
Front trailing arm nut (a) : 90 N·m (9.0 kg-m, 65.0 lb-ft)
Rear trailing arm nuts (b) : 80 N·m (8.0 kg-m, 58.0 lb-ft)
Rear shock absorber lower bolts
(c) : 58 N·m (5.8 kg-m, 42.0 lb-ft)
Lateral rod right nut (d) : 65 N·m (6.5 kg-m, 47.0 lb-ft)
REAR AXLE (2WD VEHICLE)
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle and remove rear wheels (right & left).
2) Support rear axle (1) using floor jack (2).
3) Remove rear brake drums (right & left). Refer to “BRAKE
DRUM” in Section 5.
4) Remove E-ring (1) (right & left) securing brake hose (2).NOTE:
When tightening these nuts, be sure that vehicle is off
hoist and in no-loaded condition.
CAUTION:
Do not allow brake fluid to get on painted surfaces.

REAR SUSPENSION 3E-15
5) Disconnect brake pipe flare nuts (1) from wheel cylinders (2)
(right & left) and put bleeder plug cap (3) onto brake pipe (4)
to prevent fluid from spilling.
6) Remove brake back plates (1) (right & left) from rear axle
and hang removed back plate with a wire hook.
7) Remove lateral rod left side nut (1).
8) Detach lateral rod (2) left side from rear axle.
9) Remove wheel speed sensor and release clamps (right &
left) (if equipped with ABS).
10) Remove nut (1) and detach spring end from rear axle (2) (if
equipped with LSPV).
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3E-16 REAR SUSPENSION
11) Remove shock absorber lower bolts (1) (right & left).
12) Detach shock absorber (2) lower sides (right & left) from rear
axle.
13) Lower rear axle gradually as far down as where coil springs
(1) (right & left) can be removed.
14) Remove coil springs (right & left).
15) Loosen rear trailing arm nuts (1) from trailing arm but don’t
remove bolts (right & left).
16) While supporting rear axle (1) at both ends (right & left),
remove rear trailing arm bolts (right & left) and then remove
rear axle (1) from chassis by lowering floor jack gradually.
INSTALLATION
Install removed parts in reverse order of removal, noting the fol-
lowing points.
1) Place rear axle on floor jack.
Then install lateral rod to rear axle and tighten nut tempo-
rarily at this step.

REAR SUSPENSION 3E-17
2) Install trailing arms (1) (right & left) to rear axle in proper
direction as shown in figure.
Tighten rear trailing arm nuts (2) temporarily at this step.
3) Install coil springs (1) (right & left) on spring seat (2) of rear
axle and raise rear axle.
4) Install shock absorber (1) lower sides (right & left) to rear
axle.
Tighten shock absorber lower bolts (2) temporarily at this
step.
5) Remove floor jack from rear axle.
6) Clean mating surfaces (right and left) of rear axle with brake
back plate and apply water tight sealant as shown in figure.
“A” : Sealant 99000-31090
7) Install brake back plates (1) (right and left) and tighten back
plate bolts (2) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Brake back plate bolts (a) : 23 N·m (2.3 kg-m, 17.0 lb-ft)
A : Vehicle outside
B : Vehicle center side
NOTE:
Upper and lower diameters of coil spring are different.
Bring larger diameter end at bottom and set its open end
in place on spring seat.
A : Upper side

3E-18 REAR SUSPENSION
8) Install wheel speed sensor and clamp wire securely (right &
left) (if equipped with ABS).
9) Install LSPV spring (1) to rear axle (2).
Tighten nut (3) temporarily at this step (if equipped with
LSPV).
10) Connect brake pipes (1) (right & left) to wheel cylinders (2)
and tighten brake pipe flare nuts (3) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Brake pipe flare nuts (a) : 16 N·m (1.6 kg-m, 11.5 lb-ft)
11) Connect brake flexible hoses (1) to bracket on rear axle and
secure it with E-rings (2).
12) Install brake drums (right & left). Refer to “BRAKE DRUM” in
Section 5.
13) Fill reservoir with brake fluid and bleed brake system (For
bleeding operation, refer to Section 5.)
14) Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts (1) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nuts (a) : 85 N·m (8.5 kg-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
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REAR SUSPENSION 3E-19
15) Upon completion of all jobs, depress brake pedal with about
30 kg (66 Ibs) load three to five times so as to obtain proper
drum-to-shoe clearance.
Adjust parking brake cable. Refer to Section 5.
16) Install console box.
17) Lower hoist and bounce vehicle up and down several times
to stabilize suspension.
Be sure that vehicle is off hoist and in non loaded condition.
18) Tighten rear trailing arm nuts (1), shock absorber lower bolts
(2) and lateral rod left side nut (3) to specified torque (right
and left).
Tightening torque
Rear trailing arm nuts (a) : 80 N·m (8.0 kg-m, 58.0 lb-ft)
Rear shock absorber lower bolts
(b) : 58 N·m (5.8 kg-m, 42.0 lb-ft)
Lateral rod left side nut (c) : 50 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)
19) Check to ensure that brake drum is free from dragging and
proper braking is obtained.
20) If equipped with LSPV, check and adjust LSPV spring refer-
ring to “LSPV INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT” and per-
form “FLUID PRESSURE TEST” in Section 5.
21) Perform brake operation test (foot brake and parking brake).
WHEEL BEARING AND WHEEL STUD (2WD
VEHICLE)
REMOVAL
1) Remove rear brake drum. Refer to “REAR BRAKE DRUM” in
Section 5.
2) Remove wheel sensor ring (if equipped with ABS). Refer to
“REAR WHEEL SENSOR RING” of Section 5E.

3E-20 REAR SUSPENSION
3) Remove bearing circlip (1) using special tool.
Special tool
(A) : 09900-06108
4) Remove wheel bearing using special tool and hydraulic
press (1).
Special tool
(A) : 09913-76010
5) Remove wheel stud bolts (1) using hydraulic press (2) and
general rod (3).
INSTALLATION
1) Insert new stud in drum hole and rotate it slowly to assure
serrations are aligned with those made by replaced bolt.