Removing and installing shock absorber struts

To remove the shock absorber must do the following:

- Unscrew the nut from the piston rod. The piston rod while unscrewing the nuts must be secured, as shown in Fig. 279. To do this, you can use the open-end wrench;

- Disconnect the shock absorber base from the bottom (see. Fig. 281) and remove it;

- Remove shock absorber with the spacer, the top cup spring washer, spring seat, spring lower spring seat and the lower spring cup. Fig. 280 shows the order in which parts are installed;

- Remove bottom shock absorber rubber buffer, protective cap, the snap ring and the second washer.

Coil springs are marked and should not be set arbitrarily at any car model. You can replace just one spring, without disrupting the work of the rear suspension as a whole.

Check shock absorber, taking out and inserting it again rod. The stroke should be carried out with the same resistance, without backlash. Traces of oil does not mean the need to replace the shock absorber on the condition that he is still working reliably. Dampers also have different color-coded. As springs, dampers must always installed with the same label. Unfit for further operation of the shock absorber must be sent to bodyshops for disposal in compliance with environmental safety. Assembling the shock absorber is carried out in sequence, return dismantling taking into account the following:

- Make sure the planting of rubber buffer;

- Mounted on shock first conical spring part down;

- When installing spacers springs used in Fig. 283. The figure shows that in the spring spacer made the inscription ?�Federanfang?� (beginning of spring). It should combine this side of the spacer to the end of the spring coil spring

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- Tighten the nut on the top side of a torque of 15 Nm. Recheck that the ends of the turns of the spring above and below have been correctly positioned in the receiving hole.