Strut Mount: Service and Repair

Removing
- Remove wheels.





- Remove clip -1- with a pair of pliers.

Note: This clip need not be inserted again!

- Remove nut -2-, take out hex bolt and pull both links out upward.
The slits in the wheel bearing housing must not be widened using a chisel or similar tool!
If the hex bolt cannot be removed from the wheel bearing housing, then the hex bolt and the links -2- must be pressed out of the wheel bearing housing.





- Protect steering gear boot from being damaged.
For clarity the illustration shows a steering gear that has been removed.
The protective sleeve -1- can be ordered with No. 893 512137.
- A 20 thru 25 mm strip, dimension A, must be cut out of the protective sleeve -1-.
- Carefully deburr the cut surfaces.
- Slide protective sleeve over the steering gear boot.
The open side of the sleeve must point downward.
- Disconnect ABS vehicle speed sensor wiring out of retainer on brake caliper.





- Remove nut -1-.





- To facilitate removal of suspension strut, apply an open-end wrench -1- to wrench surfaces -arrow- of track-control link -2-.
- Turn wrench in direction of arrow (direction of travel) and pull out bolt-3-.
- Swing wheel bearing housing to side.





- Unscrew hex bolts -1- in plenum chamber.
- Take out suspension strut with mounting bracket.

Note: Do not damage joint protective boot when doing this!

Removing upper link from mounting bracket





- Tension suspension strut in a vice (use protective clamps).
- Unscrew both links -arrows-.
- Unscrew nut -1- and take off mounting bracket.

Installing





- Holes in spring plate -arrows- of suspension strut -1- must point towards center of vehicle.
- Fit new nuts -2- for suspension strut and tighten.
F = Forward
R = Right-hand mounting bracket
L = Left-hand mounting bracket

Installing upper links to mounting bracket





- Align upper links, dimension -A- = 47 " 2 mm.
- Tighten hex bolts -1- for both links.





- Insert suspension strut with mounting bracket into suspension turret. Tighten hex bolts - 1-.

Note: Make sure that washers are seated correctly.





- Insert suspension strut forked head into link.
- Bolt suspension strut to lower link.
- Tighten new nut -1-.
- Insert upper links into wheel bearing housing and tighten new nut -2-.
- When tightening press upper links downward as far as possible!
- Connect ABS wiring into retainer on brake caliper.
- Install wheel and tighten.