Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Removal
SCENIC cars
1. Remove the windshield wiper arms, see the relevant chapter.
2. Unscrew the mounting bolts and remove the gutter grate, see the corresponding chapter.
3. Remove cover 1, which covers the upper support of the shock absorber strut mount on the mudguard. To do this, pry the cover off in the places indicated by the arrows (see illustration). Under the cover are the bolts for fastening the upper support of the shock absorber strut.
2.3 Pry off cover 1 in the places indicated by arrows
4. Mark the position of the front wheels on the hubs with paint. This will allow you to install the balanced wheel in its original position during assembly.
5. Loosen the wheel mounting bolts. The car must be on the ground.
6. Place the front of the car on jacks and remove the wheels.
7. Place a suitable support under the wishbones so that the axle shaft does not sag after the shock absorber strut is removed. You can use trestles or a hydraulic lift as a support.
8. Unscrew both nuts 1 securing the lower part of the shock absorber strut to the steering knuckle and remove the bolts (see illustration).
2.8 Unscrew both nuts 1 securing the lower part of the shock absorber strut to the steering knuckle and remove the bolts
9. Support the shock absorber by installing a support on the wishbone to avoid damaging the axle shaft.
10. Mark the mounting position of the shock absorber strut upper support mounting bolts on the mudguard by tracing the mounting bolt heads at the mounting locations with a felt-tip pen or marker so that the strut can be installed in its original position during assembly.
11. Unscrew the two bolts 2 securing the upper support of the rack to the mudguard (see illustration).
2.11 Unscrew the two bolts 2 securing the upper support of the strut to the mudguard. The shock absorber strut of SCENIC cars has a different appearance
Caution! Do not unscrew the nut located in the center of the shock absorber support. The spring is secured to the shock absorber with this nut.
12. Remove the shock absorber strut.
Installation
Attention! The shock absorber strut must be installed as it was before removal. Position A of the strut applies to cars without power steering. Position B - cars with power steering (see illustration 2.0).
2.0 Position A of the shock absorber strut applies to vehicles without power steering. Position B - vehicles with power steering
13. Secure the upper shock absorber strut support to the mudguard. Tighten the mounting bolts to 30 Nm.
14. Secure the lower part of the shock absorber strut to the steering knuckle with two bolts.
15. Replace the old self-locking nuts of the bolts with new ones and tighten them to 170 Nm.
Attention! Bolts are inserted into the holes from front to back so that the bolt heads face the direction of vehicle travel.
16. Install the front wheels in accordance with the marks made during removal.
17. Secure the wheel with bolts and lower the car.
18. Tighten the bolts in a cross pattern to 90 Nm.
SCENIC cars
19. Replace the upper shock absorber strut support cover on the mudguard and make sure it fits tightly. If necessary, secure it with a sealant such as Sodicam.
20. Replace the drain grate, see the relevant chapter.
21. Replace the windscreen wiper arms, see the relevant chapter.