Rear

1. Self-locking nut
- Always replace
- Removing and installing, refer to Fig. 1, below.
- Tighten with torque wrench, refer to Fig. 2, below.
- Tighten to: 25 Nm (18 ft lb)
2. Stop plate
3. Rubber bushing
- Install with dry lubricant such as talcum powder
4. Spacer Install on shock absorber piston rod
5. Adapter
- Right and left-side adapters are different
- Axis (B in illustration) must be aligned so it is perpendicular (90° + 3°) to axis (A in illustration) on shock absorber (13 in illustration)
6. Protective cap
- Install on adapter
7. Damping ring
- Install with dry lubricant such as talcum powder
- Install on coil spring so that stop is aligned with end of spring
8. Coil spring
- Applications refer to Parts supplier
- Refer to vehicle data plate for running gear version
- Imprint on data plate:
- 1BA = Standard version
- 1BE = Sport version
- Installing:
- Install on shock absorber and turn so end of coil spring is aligned with stop on lower spring seat
- Color code points toward spring seat
- Left side: strut is correctly installed when lower end of spring faces front of vehicle
- Right side: strut is correctly installed when lower end of spring faces rear of vehicle
9. Rubber bushing
- Install with dry lubricant such as talcum powder
10. Housing
- Install on shock absorber piston rod
11. Ring
- Install on shock absorber piston rod
12. Bump stop
- Different version depending on running gear version
- Imprint on data plate:
- 1BA = Standard version
- 1BE = Sport version
13. Shock absorber
- Applications ~ Parts catalog microfiche
- Refer to vehicle data plate for running gear version
- Imprint on data plate:
- 1BA = Standard version
- 1BE = Sport version
- Sport suspension may be equipped with conventional or gas-charged shock absorbers
- Servicing:
- Can be replaced individually
- Replacement supplied with lower spring seat pressed on
- Axis -A- must be aligned so it is perpendicular (90° + 3°) to axis -B- on adapter-5
- Checking conventional shock absorbers (removed):
- Hold upright and extend and compress by hand-must move smoothly over entire stroke
- Long storage may require some "pumping up" first
- Defective struts also make banging noises while driving
- With proper function, small traces of oil alone are not a reason for replacement
- Severe oil loss affects rebound and compression damping
- Checking gas-charged shock absorbers (removed):
- Compress by hand-must move smoothly through entire stroke
- Release-gas pressure must return piston rod to initial position if there is sufficient gas pressure
- If there is no significant oil leakage, it will function like a conventional shock absorber and does not necessarily have to be replaced





Fig. 1 Disassembling strut
- Remove nut from shock absorber piston rod.
- Counter-hold with arm (b in illustration) of special wrench 3017A.





Fig. 2 Tightening nut with torque wrench
- Counter-hold with arm (b in illustration) of special wrench 3017A.