Dismantling
1. Disconnect "negative" battery terminal.
2. Raise the front of the vehicle.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle that is only supported by a jack. Always install safety props.
3. Remove the front wheel.
4. Remove the retaining ring that secures the brake hose to the shock absorber bracket.
5. Disconnect the wheel speed sensor wiring and brake hose from the shock absorber.
6. Release the wheel speed sensor from its attachment to the hub.
7. Turn away two bolts of fastening of a brake support to a nave. Remove the caliper from the hub and attach to the side.
CAUTION: Do not let the caliper hang on the brake hose.
8. Loosen the tie rod-to-swing nut and use tool LRT-57-043 to remove the ball pin.
9. Turn away the top nut of fastening of a rack of the stabilizer of cross stability, disconnect a rack of the stabilizer and take it aside.
CAUTION: Use a wrench and wrench type "Allen", to prevent the ball joint from rotating during the removal of the stabilizer link.
10. Turn away two nuts and remove two bolts of fastening of a nave to a shock-absorber rack of a suspension bracket.
11. Disconnect the shock absorber from the hub.
12. Left side: Remove the 2 bolts securing the negative and positive electrical wires to the fuse box.
13. Left side: Disconnect the multi-pin connector from the fuse box located in the engine compartment.
14. Left side: Disconnect the electrical wires and lay them aside.
15. Left side: Remove the 3 nuts securing the fuse box and move the box aside.
16. Right side: Remove the bolt securing the expansion tank of the engine cooling system and move the tank to the side.
17. Mark an arrangement of the top support of a shock-absorber rack concerning a body.
18. Turn away 3 nuts of fastening of the top support of the shock-absorber and remove a spring and the shock-absorber in gathering.
19. Clamp a suitable spring compressor in a vise.
20. Install the spring and damper assembly into the fixture. Compress the spring.
ATTENTION: Pay attention to the relative position of the upper support, spring and protective cover of the shock absorber.
21. Compress the spring 2-3 cm to release the top support. Holding the shock absorber rod with a wrench type "Allen", remove and discard the top support nut.
22. Remove washer and top support.
23. Remove the base plate and compression stop.
24. Remove the upper spring seat, protective boot, and compression stroke stop support.
25. Remove the shock absorber from the spring.
26. Decompress the spring and remove it from the fixture.
Installation
1. Inspect the shock absorber, spring seat rubbers, and top mount bearing for wear and damage.
2. Clean the mating surfaces of the spring and its bearing cups.
3. Clean shock absorber rod and compression stop support.
4. Install the spring and damper assembly into the tool. Compress the spring.
5. Assemble shock absorber and spring. Make sure the spring is seated in the recess in the lower spring seat.
6. Install the shock absorber support and shock absorber protective cover on the shock absorber.
7. Install compression stop and base plate.
8. Install the upper spring seat and washer.
9. Holding the shock absorber rod with a type wrench "Allen", install a new nut and tighten it to 57 Nm.
ATTENTION: Pay attention to the relative position of the upper support, spring and protective cover of the shock absorber.
10. Decompress the spring and remove it from the fixture.
11. Clean the seating surface of the top support.
12. Establish a shock-absorber rack and align the top support concerning a body. Fit the nuts and tighten them to 45 Nm.
13. Left side: Install the fuse box. Screw on the nuts and tighten them with a torque of 8 Nm.
14. Left side: Connect the positive and negative electrical cables, install the bolts and tighten them to 8 Nm.
15. Left side: Connect the multi-pin connector to the fuse box.
16. Right side: Install the expansion tank of the engine cooling system and fix it with a bolt.
17. Align the hub with the shock absorber strut, install the bolts with nuts and tighten the nuts to a torque of 205 Nm.
18. Clear a spherical pin of a rack of the stabilizer of cross stability and its landing surface.
19. Connect a rack of the stabilizer of cross-section stability, screw a new nut and tighten it with the moment of 55 Nanometers.
CAUTION: Use a wrench and wrench type "Allen", to prevent the ball joint from rotating during installation of the stabilizer link.
20. Clear a spherical finger of steering draft and its landing surface.
21. Connect the ball pin to the pivot arm, install a new nut and tighten it to 55 Nm.
22. Clean the surface of the wheel speed sensor, apply an anti-stick lubricant, and install it on the hub. CAUTION: Make sure that the wheel speed sensor is fully inserted into the hub, i.e. touching the ring gear.
23. Fasten the wheel speed sensor wiring and brake hose to the bracket and secure them with a clamp.
24. Replace the wheel (wheels) and tighten the nuts to a torque of 115 Nm.
25. Remove props and lower the car.
26. Attach "negative" battery terminal.
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