Disassembling Rear Spring Strut

→ Do not reach into the danger area  .

→ Relieve the tension on components before starting work  .

→ Secure components to prevent them from loosening suddenly  .

1. To prevent damage (deformation), clamp the spring strut in a suitable clamping block (tensioning device for spring struts). Alternatively, the spring clamp can also be held in a retaining device.
2. Pre-tension the coil spring using spring clamp for spring struts Nr.121  until the piston rod is relieved. The appropriate forks must be inserted into the spring clamp.
   Fig 1: Compressing Coil Springs

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3. Remove spring-strut mount. To do this, loosen the lock nut on the piston rod (with coil spring pre-tensioned).

   Loosen the lock nut using socket-wrench insert 9630/2  .

   Counter at the piston rod hexagon with a wrench when loosening the nut.

   Fig 2: Disassembling Spring Strut

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4. Remove all parts from the piston rod.