Tensioning the coil spring

Clean coil spring to remove heavy contamination.
Attach the spring strut (1) to the coil spring using special tools 2 318 833 .
Make sure that the coils of the coil spring are located completely in the recesses of special tools 2 318 833 .

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Tension the coil spring until the dimension (A) is reached at the special tool 2 213 022 (31 3 340) .
Dimension (A) = 45 - 50 mm

Dimension (A) must not be lower.

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