2005 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA OIL

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GRAND
VITARA
1. Rear axle housing
2. Spring seat
3. Coil spring
4. Stepped part
1. Body center
2. Body outside
1. Body center
2. Body outside 1. Parking brake
cable hanger
2. Cross member
3. Clamp
4. Chassis frame
REAR SUSPENSION 3E-7
INSTALLATION
1) Install coil spring on spring seat of axle housing and then raise
axle housing.
NOTE:
When seating coil spring, mate spring end with stepped
part of rear axle spring seat as shown.
2) Install shock absorber lower bolt. For its proper installing direc-
tion, refer to figure.
Nut should not be tightened.
3) Install wheel speed sensor clamp (if equipped) and E-ring, and
connect breather hose to axle housing.
4) Connect cable hanger to chassis frame and clamp to cross
member. Remove floor jack from axle housing.
5) Install wheel and tighten wheel nuts to specified torque.
Tightening Torque
(a): 100 N
.m (10.0 kg-m, 72.5 lb-ft)
6) Lower hoist and tighten absorber lower nut to specified torque.
Tightening Torque
(b): 85 N
.m (8.5 kg-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
NOTE:
For tightening of lower nut, refer to NOTE given under
SHOCK ABSORBER INSTALLATION in this section.

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(a)
(a)
1. Bolt
2. Washer
3. Lateral rod
1. Nut
1
3E-10 REAR SUSPENSION
LATERAL ROD
REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Remove lateral rod mounting bolts.
3) Remove lateral rod.
INSTALLATION
1) Install lateral rod to rear axle, and vehicle body.
2) Lower hoist.
3) Tighten lateral rod mounting bolts to specified torque.
Tightening Torque
(a): 90 N
.m (9.0 kg-m, 65.0 lb-ft)
REAR AXLE SHAFT AND WHEEL BEARING
REMOVAL
1) Remove rear brake drum. For details, refer to REAR BRAKE
DRUM REMOVAL in SECTION 5C.
2) Drain gear oil from rear axle housing by loosening drain plug.
3) Remove rear wheel bearing retainer nuts from axle housing.

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[B]
1
2
[A]
1. Bearing retainer
2. Oil seal
3. Wheel side
4. Differential side
1. Stud bolt
2. Nut
3. Washer
4. Flange of axle shaft
1. Axle shaft
2. Bearing retainer
[A]: Vehicle without ABS
[B]: Vehicle with ABS
1. Bearing
2. Retainer ring
REAR SUSPENSION 3E-13
INSTALLATION
Install removed parts in reverse order of removal procedure, noting
the following.
1) Apply grease to oil seal lip as shown and install it to axle shaft.
NOTE:
Amount of grease applied to hollow in oil seal should be
more than 60% of its vacant space.
ªAº: Grease 99000-25010
2) Aligning serrations between new stud bolt(s) and flange, install
new stud bolt(s) by tightening nut as shown.
3) Install bearing retainer to shaft.
4) Press-fit wheel bearing and retainer ring as shown.
NOTE:

Use care not to cause any damage to outside of retainer
ring.

Refer to figure so that wheel bearing is installed in proper
direction.

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1. Sensor rotor
1. Axle housing
1. Bearing retainer
(b)
3E-14 REAR SUSPENSION
5) For vehicle with ABS, press-fit new sensor rotor as shown.
NOTE:
Use care not to cause any damage to outside of retainer
ring.
6) Apply grease to axle shaft inner oil seal lip as shown.
ªAº: Grease 99000-25010
7) Apply sealant to mating surface of bearing retainer with brake
back plate.
NOTE:
Make sure to remove old sealant before applying it anew.
ªBº: Sealant 99000-31110
8) Install rear axle shaft to rear axle housing and tighten bearing
retainer nuts to specified torque.
NOTE:
When installing rear axle shaft, be careful not to cause
damage to oil seal lip in axle housing.
Tightening Torque
(a): 23 N
.m (2.3 kg-m, 17.0 lb-ft)
9) Tighten wheel speed sensor bolt to specified torque (if
equipped with ABS).
Tightening Torque
(b): 21 N
.m (2.1 kg-m, 15.5 lb-ft)
10) Refill rear axle (differential) housing with new specified gear oil.
Refer to SECTION 7F for refill.
11) Install brake drum. (For details, refer to BRAKE DRUM
INSTALLATION in SECTION 5.)

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REAR SUSPENSION 3E-15
1. Inner oil seal
2. Axle housing
1. Hammer
2. Screwdriver
3. Oil seal protector
4. Oil seal
5. Body center
REAR AXLE SHAFT INNER OIL SEAL
REMOVAL
1) Remove rear axle shaft. For details, refer to steps 1) to 7) of
REAR AXLE SHAFT REMOVAL in this section.
2) Fix brake back plate by inserting screwdriver to the hole for bear-
ing retainer mounting.
3) Remove rear axle shaft inner oil seal.
NOTE:
Take care not to bend the brake pipe.
INSTALLATION
1) Using special tool drive in oil seal until it contacts oil seal protec-
tor in axle housing.
NOTE:

Make sure that oil seal is free from inclination as it is
installed.

Refer to figure so that oil seal is installed in proper direc-
tion.
Special Tool
(A): 09913-75510
ªAº: Grease 99000-25010
ªBº: Sealant 99000-31110
2) For procedure hereafter, refer to steps 6) to 11) of REAR AXLE
SHAFT INSTALLATION in this section.

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VITARA
1. Brake pipe flare nut
2. Brake pipe
3. Brake back plate
1. Bearing retainer
2. Parking brake shoe
lever
3. Clearance1. Nut 1. Wheel speed sensor
2. Wheel speed sensor coupler
3. Wheel speed sensor harness clamp
4. Wheel speed sensor harness
3E-16 REAR SUSPENSION
REAR AXLE HOUSING
REMOVAL
1) Drain differential gear oil.
Carry out steps 2) to 7) and 15) to 18) on both right and left
wheels.
Note that left wheel and its related parts are used in illustrations
in this section.
2) Remove rear brake drum. (Refer to steps 1) to 5) of BRAKE
DRUM REMOVAL.)
3) Disconnect brake pipe from wheel cylinder. With right side wheel
cylinder, disconnect 2 brake pipes.
4) For vehicle with ABS, disconnect wheel speed sensor coupler
and remove wheel speed sensor with its harness.
5) Remove rear wheel bearing retainer nuts from rear axle hous-
ing.
6) Check to ensure that there is clearance between rear wheel
bearing retainer and parking brake shoe lever. If no clearance
is found, loosen cable locking nut further to obtain clearance.

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3E-18 REAR SUSPENSION
1. Axle housing
2. Jack
1. Differential carrier
assembly
2. Differential carrier nut
1. Lower rod
2. Lower rod rear
mount nut
3. Shock absorber
1. Lower mount
bolt
13) For jobs hereafter, support rear axle housing by using floor jack
under axle housing.
14) Remove differential carrier assembly.
15) Loosen rear mount nut of upper rod but don't remove bolt.
16) Loosen rear mount nut of lower rod but don't remove bolt.
17) Remove rear axle side lateral rod mount bolt.
18) Remove shock absorber lower mount bolt.
19) Lower floor jack until tension of suspension coil spring be-
comes a little loose and remove rear mount bolt of upper , lower
and lateral rod.
20) Lower rear axle housing gradually.
21) Remove axle housing.

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1. Lower rod
2. Body center
1. Rear axle housing
2. Spring seat
3. Coil spring
4. Stepped part
1. Axle housing ªAº 1. Body center
1
2
1
REAR SUSPENSION 3E-19
INSTALLATION
Install removed parts in reverse order of removal, noting the follow-
ing.
1) Place rear axle housing on floor jack. Then install upper / lower
rod rear mounting bolts (right & left) in proper direction as shown
(refer to UPPER ROD INSTALLATION for upper rod bolts). At
this time, mount nuts but don't tighten them.
2) Install coil spring (right & left) on spring seat of axle housing and
raise axle housing.
NOTE:
When seating coil spring, mate spring end with stepped
part of rear axle spring seat as shown.
3) Install lateral rod to rear axle housing.
4) Install lower part of shock absorber to right and left sides of axle
housing and install bolts in proper direction as shown in figure.
At this time, mount nuts but don't tighten them.
5) Clean mating surfaces of axle housing and differential carrier
and apply sealant to housing side.
ªAº: Sealant 99000-31110
6) Install differential carrier assembly to axle housing and tighten
carrier nuts to specified torque.
Tightening Torque
(a): 55 N
.m (5.5 kg-m, 40.0 lb-ft)