Overview - Coil Spring

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Suspension Strut, Shock Absorber, Spring

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1. Rear Lower Transverse Link
   • Removing and installing. Refer to REAR LOWER TRANSVERSE LINK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
   • If there is surface damage to the transverse link due to the coil spring breaking, the transverse link must be replaced.
2. Coil Spring
   • Removing and installing. Refer to SPRING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
   • Installation position. Refer to Fig 2.
3. Upper Spring Support
   • Installation position. Refer to Fig 2.
4. Lower Spring Support
   • Installation position. Refer to Fig 2.

Coil Spring and Spring Support Installation Position

Fig 2: Coil Spring and Spring Support Installation Position

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• Position the spring -2- so that the sticker -4- is on the upper end of the spring.
• The end of the spring -2- must be positioned on the stop on the lower spring support -1- -arrow-.
• The positioning pins of the spring support must engage at the top in the holes in the body -3- and at the bottom in the holes in the rear transverse link -5-.

TIP:

If the sticker -4- is no longer present, the positioning can be determined using a color mark on the upper end of the spring.