Contents: Removal ↳ Installation ↳
If the vehicle's mileage is more than 10,000 km, then for safety reasons, shock absorbers should only be replaced in pairs. Checking the shock absorber is described on p. 96.
Removal
Remove the luggage compartment cover.
Limousine
Unfasten the side trim "arrow" clamps at the back and remove the trim at the front.
Loosen the rear wheel mounting nuts on the vehicle while it is parked on the platform. Mark the position of the front wheel on the hub with paint. This will allow the balanced wheel to be installed again in its previous position.
Raise the car onto support jacks.
Limousine: remove wheel.
Using a garage jack and a wooden stand, support the diagonal arm.
TURNIER: unscrew the upper nut "arrow" of the shock absorber mount.
Limousine: unscrew the fastening nut and remove the bolt.
Vehicle with ride height control system: Unfasten the ride height control system connecting pipe at the shock absorber. Unfasten the rod at the ball joint.
Remove the bolt securing the shock absorber to the diagonal arm.
Remove the shock absorber.
Installation
Before installation, check the shock absorber, see p. 96.
Stretch the shock absorber and insert it from below. Make sure that the shock absorber enters the upper mount.
Attach the shock absorber to the diagonal arm at the bottom and tighten the mounting bolt to a torque of 80 Nm.
Tighten the upper mounting nut to a torque of 85 Nm.
Vehicle with ride height control system: attach the ride height control system connecting pipe to the shock absorber. Press the rods at the ball joint with a pipe wrench.
If removed, screw the wheel back on, first ensuring that the marks made before removal match.
Lower the car and tighten the wheel nuts crosswise to a torque of 100 Nm.
Limousine: attach and secure the side trim.
Place the luggage compartment cover back in place.