Table of contents: Removal 🠇 Installation 🠇
Removal
Attention! All Nyloc nuts that are unscrewed during removal must be replaced with new ones. The threads of these nuts are coated with an anti-loosening compound that is effective only when the nut is first used.
1. Raise the front of the vehicle and secure it on stands. Remove the corresponding front wheel.
2. In the engine compartment, remove the protective plastic cap from the top of the front pillar. Unscrew, but not completely, the two nuts of the upper mounting of the front pillar (indicated by arrows).
3. Disconnect the electrical wires and hoses from the rack.
4. Unscrew the bolt securing the stabilizer bar connector to the strut and separate the connector from the strut.
5. Unscrew the nut and remove the clamp bolt securing the strut to the steering knuckle. To prevent the steering knuckle and hub from lowering, when removing the strut, tie the lower arm or hub to the lower frame with wire.
6. To make it easier to remove the steering knuckle from the strut, install a spring compressor and compress the springs slightly.
7. Insert the lever into the groove in the steering knuckle and widen the groove enough to allow the steering knuckle to be removed from the strut.
8. Remove the steering knuckle from the strut, then completely unscrew the two nuts of the upper strut mount and remove the strut from under the wheel arch.
Installation
1. Install the front strut in place so that the upper mount plate locating pin is correctly positioned in the corresponding hole. Align the lower end of the strut with the steering knuckle. In doing so, it is necessary to align the gap in the steering knuckle clamp with the protrusion on the end of the strut.
2. Check that the bottom of the strut is aligned correctly with the steering knuckle. Insert the clamp bolt from the rear of the car and secure it with a new nut.
3. Screw the stabilizer bar connector to the strut.
4. Screw on the upper rack mounting nuts and tighten them to the required torque.
5. Loosen and then remove the spring compressor.
6. Secure the electrical wires and hoses to the rack bracket.
7. Install the wheel and lower the vehicle.
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