Notes About Adjustment Work On The Spring Struts
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NOTE:
Spring strut comes out of the damper tube
- PASM (damping force adjustment) does not function
- Risk of damage to electric lines
→ Protect electric lines when removing and installing the spring strut.
→ Do not lift/transport the spring strut/vibration damper at the electric lines.
→ Do not damage electric lines when transporting, unpacking, storing or disassembling and assembling the spring strut.
The spring strut has a thread and a height-adjusting nut -3- for adjusting the height of the vehicle. The height-adjusting nut -3- is prevented from turning by the lock nut -2- .
The height-adjusting nut -3- and the grooved nut -2- are not available as spare parts (these are supplied with replacement dampers).
- 2 - Lock nut (grooved nut)
- 3 - Height-adjusting nut/lower concave washer (grooved nut)
- 4 - Rubber support
- X - Pre-set dimension for production: 268.5 mm (plus/minus 1 mm). The dimension may be different for the prescribed vehicle height. If the vibration damper is to be replaced, the existing dimension must be set on the new vibration damper.