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Removal, service and installation of the rack assemblies
Withdrawal | - Post the car off the ground.
- Remove the front wheels.
- Loosen the nut anti-roll bar to the corresponding lower control arm (see. Section Removal, check of a condition of components and installation of anti-roll bar).
 | - Release nut (1) of the axial bolts fork rack assembly to the lower control arm.
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- Remove the axle bolt plug.
 | - Release the tightening bolts and remove the plug (1) of the lower support rack assembly.
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 | - Open the hood and through the opening in the wheel arch mudguard release the three nuts rack assembly to the supporting unit on the frame.
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- Remove the rack-mount assembly of the wheel arch.
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Dismantling The design of the front suspension assembly rack
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 | - Clamp the lower base of the rack assembly in a vice with soft sponges, and with the help of a special device compress the coil spring.
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- Remove the piston rod nut and disassemble the stand.
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Check |  | - Hold the lower part of the shock absorber in a vice with soft sponges and manually check the smoothness and uniformity of the shock absorber piston stroke in both directions.
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- Rocking piston rod at least three times, make sure that there are no signs of leaks.
- Visually estimate a condition of the helical spring.
- Check for damage to the upper plate and lower spring seat, also appreciate the state of the upper and lower rubber isolators.
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Assembly | - Operating in reverse order of disassembly, replace the components of the rack assembly, - track correctness of landing and - where needed - I engage all the elements.
- Compress coil spring and loosely screw the nut of the piston rod.
- Hold rack-mount assembly in a vise with soft jaws and tighten the piston rod nut with demanded effort (37 ÷ 46 Nm).
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Setting | - Installation is the reverse order of the dismantling of the components - track compliance Specifications Chapter Suspension and steering the efforts of a tightening of threaded fasteners.
 | Final tightening mounting rack is made after lowering the car to the ground. |
- Finally, drive away the car in car-care center workshop to check and adjust the alignment of the front wheels (see. Section Check and adjustment of corners of installation of forward wheels).
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