Front suspension shock absorber strut — disassembly (Peugeot 605)

11. Disconnect the strut 1 of the anti-roll bar from the bracket on the shock absorber strut by unscrewing the nut (see illustration).



12. Secure the shock absorber strut in a vice, compressing the strut spring with the appropriate handles 3 (see illustration).



13. Unscrew the shock absorber rod nut, holding the rod with a suitable wrench to prevent it from turning.

14. Vehicles with a suspension control unit. Hold the shock absorber rod with a suitable wrench and unscrew the nut on the rod. Check the condition of the wires 4 of the control unit (see illustration).





15. Disassemble the shock absorber strut by unscrewing the nut 5, removing the washer 6, then removing the spring 8, the upper cup 9 of the spring, the bushing 10 of the upper support, the protective cover 11, the washer 12 and the buffer 13 of the compression stroke (see illustration).



16. Cars with a suspension control unit. Clamp the strut in a vice, unscrew the nut 14 using a suitable key "a", remove the centering ring and insert 15 (see illustration). Tightening torque of the nut is 145 Nm.





The shock absorber strut is assembled in the reverse order of its disassembly.

Attention! Make sure that the upper support of the shock absorber strut is installed correctly. Marks 14 and 15 must match (see illustration 2.17).

17. Assemble the shock absorber strut and screw on the new shock absorber rod nut. The tightening torque of the rod nut is 50 Nm, and for cars with a suspension control unit, the strut torque is 45 Nm (see illustration).



18. Fasten the anti-roll bar strut to the shock absorber strut housing by tightening nut 16 of its fastening with a force of 40 Nm. When installing the strut, make sure that mark 17 is facing forward (see illustration).