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– Place protective sleeve and upper spring plate on piston rod.
Note
♦
The upper spring plate must be set on the spring so that the
markings -Arrow- are located opposite the connecting link at‐
tachment -1-.
♦
Center lines -A- and -B- must be parallel to each other.
– End of spring coil must rest against stop of upper washer
-arrow 1-.
– Make sure protective foil is clipped in upper spring plate
-arrow 2-.
– Position shock absorber mount and attach new nut to piston
rod.
– Relieve the tension on the Spring Tensioner - VAS6046- and
remove from the coil spring.
– Suspension strut, installing , refer to
⇒ “3.2 Coil Spring Suspension Strut, Removing and Installing”,
page 48 .
3.4 Upper Control Arm, Removing and In‐
stalling
Removing
– Suspension strut (coil spring), removing, refer to
⇒ “3.2 Coil Spring Suspension Strut, Removing and Installing”,
page 48 .
– Disconnect connections -1- and -2-, remove upper control
arm.
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