Removing front Spring Strut
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- Loosen stabilizer mount at stabilizer (counter with Torx T30).
- Unscrew linkage for range adjustment -1-
(headlight height adjustment) on the trailing arm. Left side only.
On vehicles with all-wheel drive (911 Carrera 4/911 Turbo), remove the spoiler at the diagonal arm -2- (the air guide for the brake cooling).
- 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).
- 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- .
- Mark the installation position of the spring-strut mount (position of the three collar nuts). Loosen lock nuts (3 ea. M8) at spring-strut mount.
- For all-wheel drive vehicles, attach protection to the drive shaft (drive shaft remains mounted on the front-axle final drive).
- 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.