Disconnect the brake hydraulic hose from the steel tube (see Replacing the rear brake hose), plugging it with a plug to prevent fluid leakage from the brake system. Disconnect the rear parking brake cable branch from the equalizer (see Removal components and adjusting the parking brake system). Disconnect the rear brake pressure regulator drive rod from the bracket on the axle beam (see Replacing and adjusting the pressure regulator).
We disconnect the upper ends of the shock absorbers and the rear suspension rods from the body (see Replacing rear suspension parts).
We remove the springs and shock absorbers from the beam. We disconnect the longitudinal and transverse rods from the brackets on the bridge beam.
You can remove the rear axle in another way, by disconnecting the rods and shock absorbers not from the body, but from the axle itself.
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We lower the jack and remove the rear axle together with the rear suspension parts.
The rear axle is installed in the reverse order of removal.
After disassembling the rear axle with the removal of the gearbox and axle shaft, you can visually determine the absence of deformation of the beam. It is enough to look inside the empty beam from the flange side - the centers of the holes for the axle shafts should be located on the same line. The slightest curvature is noticeable to the eye. The curved beam must be replaced.