Mazda 6. Manual — part 276

REAR SUSPENSION

R–39

R

Caliper Component Removal Note

1. Remove the caliper, and suspend it aside with cable.

Bolt (Trailing Link Front Side) Removal Note

1. Support the trailing link with a jack.
2. Loosen the bolt (lateral link inner side).

Crossmember Component Removal Note

1. Support the crossmember component using a

jack and remove the nuts.

Warning

• Removing the crossmember is

dangerous. The crossmember
component could fall and cause serious
injury or death. Verify that the jack
securely supports the crossmember
component.

2. Remove the crossmember component.

Rear Crossmember Bushing Removal Note

1. Remove the bushing using screw driver (-), being

care not to damage the rear crossmember.

8

Rear lower arm
(See

R–30 REAR LOWER ARM REMOVAL/

INSTALLATION

)

9

Bolt (rear shock absorber lower side)

10

Bolt (trailing link front side)
(See

R–39 Bolt (Trailing Link Front Side) Removal

Note

)

(See

R–40 Bolt (Trailing Link Front Side) Installation

Note

)

11

Nut (crossmember)

12

Crossmember component
(See

R–39 Crossmember Component Removal

Note

)

13

Trailing link

14

Rear lateral link

15

Rear upper arm

16

Rear stabilizer

17

Rear crossmember

18

Rear crossmember Bushing
(See

R–39 Rear Crossmember Bushing Removal

Note

)

(See

R–40 Rear Crossmember Bushing Installation

Note

)

A6E7416W005

A6E7416W014

A6E7416W001

R–40

REAR SUSPENSION

Rear Crossmember Bushing Installation Note

1. Set the bushings as shown in the figure.

2. Tap the bushing onto the rear crossmember using

the SSTs.

Bolt (Trailing Link Front Side) Installation Note

1. Support the trailing link with a jack.
2. Tighten the bolts (trailing link front side).

End Of Sie

A6E7416W021

A6E7416W002

A6E7416W005

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BODY

LOCATION INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-4

EXTERIOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... S-4
INTERIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-6
DOOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-9

BONNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... S-10

BONNET REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . ... S-10
BONNET ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . ... S-10

FRONT FENDER PANEL. . . . . . . . . . S-12

FRONT FENDER PANEL

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-12

DOOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... S-13

FRONT DOOR STRUCTURAL VIEW. . . . S-13
REAR DOOR STRUCTURAL VIEW. . . . .. S-14
FRONT DOOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. .. S-15
REAR DOOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . S-15
DOOR ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . ... S-16
FRONT DOOR GLASS

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-16

REAR DOOR GLASS

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-17

FRONT DOOR UNIT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-18

REAR DOOR UNIT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-18

FRONT DOOR LATCH AND LOCK

ACTUATOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . ... S-19

REAR DOOR LATCH AND LOCK

ACTUATOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . ... S-19

FRONT DOOR KEY CYLINDER

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-20

FRONT OUTER HANDLE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-21

REAR OUTER HANDLE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-21

INNER HANDLE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-22

REGULATOR HANDLE REMOVAL . . . . .. S-22
REGULATOR HANDLE INSTALLATION . . .. S-22

POWER WINDOW SYSTEM . . . . . . . . S-23

INITIAL SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-23
TWO-STEP DOWN FUNCTION

OPERATIVE/NON-OPERATIVE
SWITCHING PROCEDURE . . . . . . ... S-23

DOOR GLASS POSITION CHANGE

PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-24

POWER WINDOW SWITCH

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-25

POWER WINDOW MAIN SWITCH

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-26

POWER WINDOW SUBSWITCH

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-28

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-28

POWER WINDOW MOTOR

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . . . . S-29

POWER WINDOW MOTOR

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-29

POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM . . . . . . .. S-30

FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-30

REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-32

TRUNK LID LOCK ACTUATOR

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-32

LIFTGATE LOCK ACTUATOR

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-33

DOOR LOCK TIMER UNIT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-33

DOOR LOCK TIMER UNIT

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-34

DOOR LOCK TIMER UNIT ID CODE

CHANGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-36

TRANSMITTER BATTERY

REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . S-37

TRANSMITTER BATTERY INSPECTION . . . S-38

TRUNK LID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... S-39

TRUNK LID REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . ... S-39
TRUNK LID DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY . . . S-40
TRUNK LID ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . ... S-41
STAY DAMPER DISPOSAL . . . . . . . .. S-41

LIFTGATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-42

LIFTGATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . . S-42
LIFTGATE DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY . . ... S-44
STAY DAMPER DISPOSAL . . . . . . . .. S-44
LIFTGATE ADJUSTMENT. . . . . . . . . S-45

FUEL-FILLER LID AND OPENER . . . . . ... S-46

FUEL-FILLER LID AND OPENER

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-46

FUEL-FILLER LID ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . S-46

BUMPER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... S-47

FRONT BUMPER

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-47

FRONT BUMPER

DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY . . . . . . .. S-48

BUMPER REINFORCEMENT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-48

REAR BUMPER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. S-49

EXTERIOR ATTACHMENT . . . . . . . . .. S-50

RADIATOR GRILLE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-50

COWL GRILLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . S-50
FRONT FLAP REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . S-51
REAR FLAP REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . .. S-51
REAR DOOR GARNISH REMOVAL . . . . . S-51
REAR DOOR GARNISH INSTALLATION . . . S-52
SIDE PROTECTOR REMOVAL. . . . . . . S-52
SIDE PROTECTOR INSTALLATION. . . . . S-53
EXTRACTOR CHAMBER

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-53

REAR FINISHER

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-54

REAR SPOILER

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-54

ROOF CARRIER BRACKET

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-54

S–2

MOLDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-55

FRONT BELTLINE MOLDING REMOVAL . . S-55
FRONT BELTLINE MOLDING

INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . ... S-55

REAR BELTLINE MOLDING REMOVAL. . ... S-56
REAR BELTLINE MOLDING

INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . ... S-56

ROOF MOLDING REMOVAL . . . . . . . S-57
ROOF MOLDING INSTALLATION . . . . . S-57

OUTSIDE MIRROR. . . . . . . . . . . ... S-58

POWER OUTSIDE MIRROR

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-58

POWER OUTSIDE MIRROR

DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY . . . . . . .. S-58

POWER OUTSIDE MIRROR

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-59

POWER OUTSIDE MIRROR SWITCH

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-60

POWER OUTSIDE MIRROR SWITCH

INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S-60

REARVIEW MIRROR . . . . . . . . . . ... S-61

REARVIEW MIRROR REMOVAL. . . . . .. S-61
REARVIEW MIRROR INSTALLATION. . . .. S-61
BASE REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . ... S-61
BASE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . ... S-62

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER . . . . . . . S-63

FILAMENT REPAIR . . . . . . . . . . ... S-63
FILAMENT INSPECTION . . . . . . . . .. S-63

WINDOW GLASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-64

WINDSHIELD REMOVAL . . . . . . . . .. S-64
WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION . . . . . . .. S-65
QUARTER WINDOW GLASS

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-67

REAR WINDOW GLASS REMOVAL. . . . . S-68
REAR WINDOW GLASS INSTALLATION. . . S-70

SLIDING SUNROOF. . . . . . . . . . . . S-74

DEFLECTOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . S-74
GLASS PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . S-74
GLASS PANEL ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . S-75
FRONT DRAIN HOSE REMOVAL. . . . . . S-75
FRONT DRAIN HOSE INSTALLATION. . . . S-75
REAR DRAIN HOSE REMOVAL . . . . . ... S-76
REAR DRAIN HOSE INSTALLATION . . . ... S-76
SUNROOF UNIT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-76

SUNROOF UNIT

DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY . . . . . . .. S-77

SUNROOF MOTOR REMOVAL . . . . . . S-79
SUNROOF MOTOR INSTALLATION . . . . S-79
SUNROOF MOTOR INSPECTION . . . . . S-79
SUNROOF RELAY INSPECTION . . . . . . S-80
SUNROOF SWITCH

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-81

SUNROOF SWITCH INSPECTION . . . . ... S-81

DASHBOARD AND CONSOLE . . . . . . ... S-82

DASHBOARD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . ... S-82
DASHBOARD DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY. .. S-83
SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . S-83
COLUMN COVER

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-84

METER HOOD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. .. S-84
LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . S-84
CENTER BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. ... S-85
GLOVE COMPARTMENT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-85

CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . . .S-86
CONSOLE DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY . . ...S-86

TRIM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..S-87

A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL . . . . . . . ...S-87
A-PILLAR TRIM INSTALLATION . . . . . ...S-87
B-PILLAR LOWER TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-88

B-PILLAR UPPER TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-88

FRONT SIDE TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-88

FRONT SCUFF PLATE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-89

REAR SCUFF PLATE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-89

C-PILLAR TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-89

FRONT DOOR TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-90

REAR DOOR TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-90

TIRE HOUSE TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-91

REAR PACKAGE TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-92

TRUNK SIDE TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-92

TRUNK SIDE UPPER TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-93

TRUNK LID TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-93

TRUNK END TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-93

LIFTGATE UPPER TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-94

LIFTGATE SIDE TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-94

LIFTGATE LOWER TRIM

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-95

HEADLINER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S-96

HEADLINER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. . ..S-96
SHOCK ABSORBING PAD

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-97

ASSIST HANDLE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-97

SUNVISOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . ...S-98

FLOOR COVERING. . . . . . . . . . . ..S-99

FRONT FLOOR COVERING

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . . S-99

SEAT BELT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-100

FRONT SEAT BELT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . ..S-100

REAR SIDE SEAT BELT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . ..S-101

REAR CENTER SEAT BELT

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . ..S-101

FRONT BUCKLE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . ..S-102

REAR BUCKLE

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . ..S-102

SEAT BELT INSPECTION . . . . . . . ...S-103
BUCKLE SWITCH INSPECTION. . . . . .S-104
CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT ANCHOR

REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . . . . . . ..S-104