Withdrawal
Remove shock absorber see point 11.2.
Attention! To remove the shock absorber, you must first compress the spring with a compression tool.
Secure the spring compressor in a vise.
Install the shock strut into the fixture and slowly compress the spring until the top spring seat is unloaded
Attention! if a standard fixture is used that catches the coils of the spring, make sure that the coils of the spring are well covered so that the spring cannot come off the fixture. Compress the spring from three opposite sides. The spring is compressed with great force, so use only a serviceable fixture. Never compress the spring with wire. Risk of injury!
Attention! Loosen the spring stop nut only when the spring is pre-compressed.
Loosen the spring stop nut.
Remove the stop, ball joint and upper spring plate.
If only the spring needs to be replaced, slowly loosen the spring -1- and remove the bellows -2-. If it is necessary to replace only the shock absorber, then leave the spring compressed.
Remove the rubber buffer from the shock absorber rod.
Installation
Check shock absorber before installing see point 11.4.
If necessary, compress the spring again.
Attention! When buying a new spring, please note that the springs have different thickness depending on the car model.
Slide a rubber compression buffer over the shock absorber rod.
Install the dust collar.
Insert the shock absorber into the spring. Pay attention to the correct location of the spring in the stamping of the lower plate.
Install the upper spring plate so that the end of the spring is correctly positioned in the plate punching.
Put on the ball joint and stop. Tighten the nut to 60 Nm while holding the stem from turning with an Allen wrench.
Attention! Before tightening the nut, check that the support is correctly positioned on the shock absorber rod.
Slowly loosen the spring, while making sure that the end of the spring and the stop are correctly located in the seats of the plate.
Install the shock absorber see point 11.1.
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