Overview - Suspension Strut With Mounting Bracket, Shock Absorber Fork, Upper Control Arm And Tower Brace

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Fig 1: Identifying Suspension Strut With Bracket, Shock Absorber, Upper Control Arm And Tower Brace Assembly

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Nut
- 20 Nm
Tower Brace
- Removing and installing, refer to TOWER BRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Nut
- 2 Nm
Bolt
- 20 Nm
Left Additional Reinforcement
- Removing and installing, refer to TOWER BRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Nut
- 50 Nm +90°
- Always replace if removed
- Must be tightened in the curb weight position, refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .
- Push toward the inside of the vehicle when tightening the control arm
Upper Rear Control Arm
- Removing and installing, refer to UPPER CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- There is a bonded rubber bushing with a different rubber mixture installed in the top of the control arm. Installing more than one kind is not permitted. Allocation, refer to parts.
Bolt
- Always replace if removed.
Bolt
- Always replace if removed
Washer
Wheel Bearing Housing
Nut
- 40 Nm
- Always replace if removed
Upper Front Control Arm
- Removing and installing, refer to UPPER CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Bolt
- Always replace if removed
- There is a bonded rubber bushing with a different rubber mixture installed in the top of the control arm. Installing more than one kind is not permitted. Allocation, refer to parts.
Nut
- 50 Nm +90°
- Always replace if removed
- Must be tightened in the curb weight position, refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .
- Push toward the inside of the vehicle when tightening the control arm
Nut
- 90 Nm +90°
- Always replace if removed
- Must be tightened in the curb weight position, refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .
Washer
Bolt
- Always replace if removed
Control Arm
Shock Absorber Fork
- Shock Absorber Fork, Removing and Installing, refer to SHOCK ABSORBER FORK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
Bolt
- 40 Nm +90°
- Always replace if removed
- Must be tightened in the curb weight position, refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .
Coupling Rod
- Note the installed position, refer to COUPLING ROD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- There are versions made of aluminum and plastic. Allocation, refer to parts .
- A mixed installation is not permitted
Bolt
- 40 Nm +180°
- Always replace if removed
Nut
- Always replace if removed
Suspension Strut
- Suspension strut with mounting bracket, removing and installing, refer to SUSPENSION STRUT WITH MOUNTING BRACKET, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Suspension strut with mounting bracket, servicing, refer to SUSPENSION STRUT AND MOUNTING BRACKET, SERVICING .
- There are different versions of the suspension, refer to PRODUCTION CONTROL NUMBER (PR NUMBER) EXPLANATIONS .
- Always vent and drain faulty shock absorbers before disposal, refer to SHOCK ABSORBER, CHECKING .
- Shock Absorber, Checking, refer to SHOCK ABSORBER, CHECKING .
Right Additional Reinforcement
- Removing and installing, refer to TOWER BRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Bolt
- 40 Nm +90°
- Note the tightening sequence, refer to INSTALLING - "Install and tighten the bolts one after the other in the sequence -1, 2, 3- and -4- ".
- Always replace if removed