Disassembly and assembly instructions: Assembly

CAUTION: Danger of injury due to spring tensioning!

Never use an impact bolter to loosen or tighten the fastening nut!
Use commercially available changeover ratchet!

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

Fig 1: Sliding Washer And Stop Plate Onto The Piston Rod
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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: Locating End Of Coil Spring Into Spring Plate
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Place stop plate in the correct position on the spring strut mount.

Fig 3: Placing Stop Plate In The Correct Position On The Spring Strut Mount
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Screw new fastening nut onto the piston rod until approx. 1 to 2 threads are visible above the fastening nut.
NOTE:
- 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 And Damper Tube
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Position the spring strut mount for installation (correctly position spring strut mount with respect to the damper).
Tighten the fastening nut once the mount has been correctly positioned and the coil spring lies properly against the stop. Tightening torque 58 Nm (43 ft.lb).
- Never use an impact bolter to tighten the fastening nut!
When tightening the fastening nut, hold at the piston rod using a special tool 9630 countering tool or a 7 mm open-ended wrench.