Boot, Replacing: Removing

-- Remove the shock absorber fork. Refer to SHOCK ABSORBER FORK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Free up the air line -2- on the bracket -3-.

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-- Remove the clamps -4 and 5-.

-- Remove the boot -1- carefully from the upper collars on the suspension strut housing as well as from the lower collar of the rolling piston and from the air spring.

Visual Inspection 

Fig 1: Identifying Rubber Boot And Rolling Piston

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• Check the surface of the rolling piston and the rubber boot for damage and dirt before installing.

-- Check the rubber boot -1- for damage.

• The boot must be regular and uniform.

-- Replace the air spring if damaged.

-- Check the rolling piston -2- for damage and debris.

-- If necessary, rework the surface with sand paper. Be careful not to make any grooves or scrapes.