Removing Front Spring Strut
- Loosen stabilizer mount at stabilizer (counter with Torx T30).
- Loosen tie rod and control arm at wheel carriers and press off the ball joints with special tool press-out tool 9560
. When loosening the lock nuts, counter at the ball-joint pins with special tool screwdriver 9546
(Torx screwdriver).
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- Disconnect plug connection at wheel carrier and pull out plugs. Undo plug connection at wheel carrier and unclip electric wires at the spring strut.
- Loosen holder for brake line/brake hose at wheel carrier. Loosen brake calliper from wheel carrier and attach in wheel arch.
- Open luggage compartment and remove the relevant design cover over the spring strut.
- Loosen cover over piston rod (at spring strut). For PASM spring struts, carefully disconnect connecting cable at the connector and unclip it from the bracket -Arrows-
.
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- Mark the installation position of the spring-strut mount (position of the three collar nuts). Loosen fastening nuts (3 ea. M8) at spring-strut mount.
- Pull out spring strut with wheel carrier.
- Loosen clamped connection between spring strut/wheel carrier (ball joint of stabilizer mount). Counter with open-ended wrench. Pull spring strut out of wheel carrier.