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Removing Spring Strut

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  1. Disconnect electric plug connections at the wheel carriers and pull out the connectors. Loosen plug connection at the wheel carrier (M6 screw) and unclip electric lines at the spring strut.
  2. Loosen holder for brake line/brake hose at the wheel carrier. Disconnect brake calliper from wheel carrier (do not open brake system) and suspend it in the wheel arch.
  3. Loosen the drive shaft at the transmission. Slide a protective hose over the drive shaft to prevent damage to the drive shaft.
    Fig 1: Identifying Drive Shaft
    G09587629Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. Loosen suspension/stabilizer -1-  at the anti-roll bar.

    Loosen toe and control arm -2 and 3-  on the wheel carrier. Use the press-out tool 9560  for pressing out the ball joints. When loosening the lock nuts, counter at the ball-joint pin with a screwdriver 9546  (Torx screwdriver).

    To pull the ball-joint pin out of the wheel carrier, pull the control arm down evenly with both hands while swivelling the wheel carrier outwards. Enlist the assistance of a second person for this step.

    Fig 2: Identifying Control Arm Components
    G09587630Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  5. The parking-brake cable must be disengaged at the parking brake lever in the passenger compartment in order to remove the spring strut. Disengaging the parking-brake cable includes:

    Releasing the parking-brake lever (do not operate again until fitting is complete! Self-adjusting!).

    Opening cover of oddments tray in center console.

    Removing floor of oddments tray in center console.

    Removing the relevant parking-brake cable sideways out of the turnbuckle.

    Fig 3: Removing Parking-Brake Cable
    G09587631Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  6. Open clip for parking-brake cable (at the rear wall) and take the parking-brake cable out of the deflector box.
  7. Mark the installation position of the spring strut mount (position of the three M8 lock nuts). Loosen M8 lock nuts on the spring strut mount -arrows-  .
    Fig 4: Locating Spring Strut Lock Nuts
    G09587632Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  8. Pull out spring strut with wheel carrier and drive shaft. Make sure that the ball joint boots and drive shaft boots are not damaged during removal and installation.
  9. Remove lock nut on suspension/stabilizer -1 and 2-  (clamped connection between spring strut and wheel carrier). Pull spring strut -3-  out of the wheel carrier -4-  .
    Fig 5: Removing Clamped Connection Between Spring Strut And Wheel Carrier
    G09587633Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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