Here you can find information regarding repairs to the Chevy Camaro rear end system. These repairs include the
rear control arms installation, the rear swaybar information and bolt torque specs,
the rear diff fluid change procedures, and the rear end watts system installation. All of these repairs and
procedures include in depth details on how to perform the replacement and or repair. They
also contain all the detailed torque specs needed for each bolt involved in the repair.
Rear Control Arms Installation
The rear suspension of the Chevy Camaro consists of a solid trailing arm that connects to the rear vehicle frame and the rear
wheel knuckle. There is a single bolt on each of these connecting points. The rear shock also bolts onto the rear lower control arm
and the lower bolt will need to be removed in order to install a new arm. In order to remove the old rear control arm you will need
to jack up the vehicle on the correct side. From here we can loosen up the rear shock lower bolt and remove it from the old arm.
From here we can remove the 2 bolts which holds the control arm to the vehicle. Once both have been remove the old arm should be removable
from the car. The new arm can then be installed in its place and the 2 fasteners can be hand tightened. The frame side rear control arm
bolt can be torqued down to 74 ft-lbs and then a 90 degree turn. The wheel knuckle side can be tightened down to 80 ft-lbs and then a 90 degree turn.
The rear lower shock bolt can also be tightened down to 74 ft-lbs and then a 100 degree turn. Be sure that you use new bolts
wherever necessary.
Chevy Camaro Rear Control Arm Frame Side Torque Spec : 74 ft-lbs + 90°
Chevy Camaro Rear Control Arm Knuckle Side Torque Spec : 80 ft-lbs + 90°
Rear Wheel Hub Installation
The rear wheel hub on the Chevy Camaro gets installed much like the fron wheel hub except that it also contains a center axle nut
which tightens into the rear cv axle shaft. In order to remove the old rear wheel hub you must jack up the vehicle on the proper
side and then remove the rear braking system and the center axle nut. I recommend using an impact wrench for the center nut as it
can be extremely tight. From here we can remove the 3 bolts which hold the rear wheel hub to the rear knuckle.
These 3 bolts can be accessed from the back side of the knuckle and will be rather tight. Once you have the bolts removed you remove the
old wheel hub from the vehicle and then clean up the corrosion if there is any. The new hub can then be put into the place of the old one and the
3 bolts can be hand tightened. Once all of the bolts have been installed you can torque them down to 96 ft-lbs. From here we can install the center
axle nut and torque it down to 200 ft-lbs. Now the braking system can be reinstalled. When doing so the rear brake caliper bracket bolts are TTY and
can only be used once. These bolts get tightened down to 30 ft-lbs and then a 90 degree turn. More info on this can be found in the brake section for this
vehicle.
The camaro rear end ring gear bolts get tightened down to 95 ft-lbs.
The rear carrier bearing caps can be tightened down to 80 ft-lbs.
The differential drain plug should
be tightened down to 20 ft-lbs. While the backing plate to the differential get tightened down to 30 ft-lbs.
Chevy Camaro Rear End Ring Gear Torque Specs : 95 ft-lbs
To replace the rear struts on a Chevy Camaro you will need to remove two sets of bolts located at the bottom
and top of the strut. Both of these fasteners can be accessed from underneath the vehicle by jacking it up and removing the
wheel. To uninstall the old strut simply just remove both of the fasteners and the part will come out. There should be a single bolt
which goes through the lower control arm for the lower part and then 4 bolts which tighten up into the vehicles frame on the upper section.
When installing the new part simply reverse the procedure and hand tighten down all of the fasteners. Once in place you can torque down the upper
strut bolts to 32 ft-lbs and the torque down the lower strut bolt to 74 ft-lbs and then an additional 90 degree turn. Be sure to use a new
lower strut bolt as the old on is a TTY or Torque to Yield bolt and can only be used once.
The rear stabilizer bar on the Chevy Camaro consists of a series of brackets that hold it to the frame of the
vehicle and a couple of endlink nuts that fasten it the the outer side of the car. To remove
the swaybar you will need to jack up the front of the vehicle and remove both the endlink nuts as well as the
brackets. To install the new swaybar you will need to move it back into the place as the old one
and torque the control arm sided nuts to 37 ft-lbs and then torque the frame bolts to 37 ft-lbs as well.
Chevy Camaro Rear Stabilizer to Arm Torque Spec : 37 ft-lbs
