Disassembly and assembly instructions: Assembly

• Place pre-tensioned coil spring on the vibration damper.
• Slide the protective tube/additional spring assembly on the piston rod.
• Slide the washer No. 7 and stop plate No. 6 (No. 6 in correct position) as far as they will go onto the piston rod.
  Fig 1: Installing Washer & Stop Plate

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• Place the spring strut mount (assembly of spring strut mount / intermediate part / spring plate) onto the piston rod so that the end of the coil spring lies against the stop of the spring plate.
  Fig 2: Installing Spring Strut Mount

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• Place stop plate in the correct position on the spring strut mount. Screw new fastening nut onto the piston rod until approx. 1 to 2 threads are visible above the fastening nut.
  Fig 3: Placing Stop Plate In The Correct Position On Spring Strut Mount

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• Position the spring strut mount for installation (correctly position spring strut mount with respect to the damper). The mounts for the right and left sides are identical parts.
• The mount is positioned correctly if one of the 3 fastening pins is aligned with the holder on the damper tube.
  Fig 4: Aligning Spring Strut Mount With The Holder On The Damper Tube

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Tighten the fastening nut to 58 N.m (43 ftlb.) once the mount has been correctly positioned and the coil spring lies properly against the stop. When tightening the fastening nut, hold at the piston rod using a 7-mm open-ended wrench.

Fig 5: Tightening Spring Strut Mount Fastening Nut

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