Disassembly and assembly instructions: Assembly
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- Slide the protective tube/additional spring assembly on the piston rod. Slide the cup washer No. 7 and stop plate No. 4 as far as they will go into the correct position on the piston rod.
- Push the pretensioned coil spring onto the vibration damper so that the end of the coil spring rests against the stop of the spring plate.
- Place spring strut mount (assembly of mount/back-up ring/spring plate) onto the piston rod so that the end of the coil spring is located in the spring plate. Place stop plate in the correct position on the spring strut mount and screw a new fastening nut onto the piston rod. Make sure that the rubber part of the mount is properly seated in the recess in the mount (arrows).
- Use a socket wrench insert open on one side to tighten the fastening nut on the spring strut mount. In this way the specified tightening torque can be adhered to exactly. Additionally counter at the piston rod with an angled 7 mm Allan key. Important: Never use an impact bolter to tighten the fastening nut.