Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Attention! When removing and installing shock absorbers, the car must stand on its wheels.
Removal
1. Unscrew the bolt I securing the lower shock absorber support (see illustration). In this case, the car must stand on its wheels.
14.1 Unscrew bolt 1 securing the lower shock absorber support
Caution! Mark the position of the lining washer. It must be installed in its original position.
2. Mark the position of the rear wheel on the hub with paint. This will allow you to install the balanced wheel in its original position during assembly.
3. Loosen the wheel nuts. The car must be standing on its wheels when performing this operation.
4. Place the car on jack stands and remove the rear wheel.
5. Unscrew bolt 2 securing the upper shock absorber support and remove the shock absorber (see illustration 14.1).
Installation
6. Check the functionality of the shock absorber, see the relevant chapter.
Attention! Before installing a new shock absorber, press its rod several times until it stops and release it, holding the shock absorber in a vertical position. This way the shock absorber is brought into working condition after storage.
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7. Lubricate the new shock absorber mounting bolts with a thin layer of molybdenum grease, such as MOLYKOTE BR2.
8. Secure the upper shock absorber mount with the bolt, installing the spacer washer and tightening the bolt by hand, but do not tighten it completely.
9. Install the removed rear wheel, following the marks made before dismantling.
10. Lower the vehicle onto its wheels and tighten the wheel bolts in a cross pattern to 90 Nm.
11. Secure the lower shock absorber support and tighten the bolt to 130 Nm.
12. Perform final tightening of the upper shock absorber support bolt using a force of 100 Nm.