Relieving tension on coil spring
- Align spring strut support bearing with spring pad (2) (1) on limit stop with the top end of coil spring.
- Align spring pad (1) on limit stop on bottom end of coil spring (2).
- Pay attention to alignment of the spring strut support bearing to the solenoid valve (1) on the rear spring strut.
- left side of vehicle
- right side of vehicle
- Align the rear spring strut (1) as shown with the solenoid valve (2) to the marking on the spring strut support bearing (3).
- Release the coil spring tension until dimension (A) is reached on the special tool 2 213 022 (31 3 340).
Dimension (A) = 125 - 130 mm
- Make sure that the coil spring ends on the top and bottom are resting flat against the spring pad.
- Check alignment of the spring strut support bearing to the solenoid valve (1) on the rear spring strut; correct if necessary.
- left side of vehicle
- right side of vehicle