Removing
Place the car on a two post lift.
Remove the front wheels.
Disconnect the brake hose from the shock absorber.
Remove:
- a nut of fastening of a finger of the top spherical hinge of a rack of the stabilizer;
- a nut of fastening of a finger of a spherical hinge of steering draft;
- shock absorber mounting bolts to the steering knuckle.
Work performed on the left side of the vehicle
Remove the pins securing the mudguard cup cover.
Make a cut in the cover to access the upper strut mount bolts.
Work carried out on the right side of the vehicle
Remove the pins securing the mudguard cup cover.
Lift and slide the right cover under the left.
Remove the cover from the wing side.
Remove:
- nut for attaching the shock absorber rod and the upper support of the strut;
- two bolts of the upper mounting of the shock absorber strut to the body;
- shock absorber assembly with spring.
Installation
Attention! Securely fix the brake hose and ABS sensor wires if they have been disconnected.
Installation is made in an order, the return to removal.
Tighten the threaded connections to the required torque.
Note. If xenon lamps are installed on the vehicle, they must be initialized.