Suspension Strut, Servicing

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm:VAG1332 
• Spring Compressor Kit:VAG1752 
• Spring Compressor Kit - Spring Retainer w/Inserts:VAG1752/6 
• Shock Absorber Set:T10001 

Remove the Coil Spring

Fig 1: Spring Tensioner VAG 1752/1

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• Suspension strut is removed. Refer to SUSPENSION STRUT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Tension the :VAG1752/1  -1- in a vise with jaw protectors.

Fig 2: Spring Compressor Kit

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1. :VAG1752/1 
2. :VAG1752/6 

-- Arrange the special tools as shown:

Fig 3: Removing Coil Spring

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1. :VAG1752/1 
2. Ratchet (commercially available)
3. :T10001/7 
4. :T10001/11 
5. :T10001/3 
6. :VAG1752/6 

-- Pretension the coil spring in the spring tensioner, until the upper spring plate and the spring support are disengaged.

-- Pull off the cover.

-- Remove the nut from the piston rod.

-- Remove the individual components of the suspension strut and coil spring using the spring tensioner.

Shock Absorber, Replacing

Fig 4: Shock Absorber

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-- Remove the cap -4- and the lower spring support -2-.

-- Loosen the spring plate -1- using a plastic mallet and remove upward from the shock absorber -3-.

Coil Spring, Installing 

-- Tap the spring plate -1- onto the new shock absorber -3- using a plastic mallet.

-- Position the lower spring support -2- and the cap -4-.

-- Position the pretensioned coil spring on the lower spring support.

-- Position the individual suspension strut components.

-- Position the strut mount -1- with the spring support -2- on the pretensioned spring so that the spring support rests against the end of the coil spring -arrow-.

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• Permitted maximum play: 2 mm.

-- Release the tension on the :VAG1752/1 

Tightening Specifications 

• Refer to OVERVIEW - SUSPENSION STRUT COIL SPRING