Preliminary work and notes on assembly
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- Replace nut for fastening the piston rod on the spring strut mount.
- It is recommended to replace the coil springs only in pairs.
NOTE:
- If the coil springs are exchanged, it might be necessary to use a different spring plate than before.
The following spring plates (compensation parts) are available:
Allocation of the spring plate according to the coil spring tolerance group. See Fig 1 .
1 green line = 6.5 mm thick compensation part
1 white line = 3.0 mm thick compensation part
- Press spring plate (compensation part) into the ring.
- Fit protective bellows on additional spring.
- Observe the correct allocation (running gear version) when installing new springs and/or dampers.