WM 408537 Disassembling And Assembling Front Spring Strut (Steel Springs) (All Models): Assembly

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Position the bottom support and bottom concave washer assembly at the correct position on the shock absorber.
At the correct position means that the two individual parts are fitted precisely together.
Position the pre-tensioned coil spring precisely at the stop in the bottom concave washer -arrow- .

Fig 1: Locating Coil Spring Stop In Bottom Concave Washer
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Slide the protective sleeve/stop buffer/cap assembly loosely onto the piston rod.
Position the top concave support assembly with the top support.
- For the left spring strut, the marking -siehe illustration- must be pointing away from the direction of travel when installing the top concave support.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Top Concave Support
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- For the right spring strut, the marking must be pointing in the direction of travel when installing the top concave support.
- Position the top spring plate -arrow- precisely at the coil spring stop.
  
  Fig 3: Locating Top Spring Plate Stop At Coil Spring
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Once the concave support is positioned and aligned, the centre lines -A- and -B- must be parallel. No. 1 -1- shows the connection of the connecting link from the anti-roll bar to the spring strut.

Fig 4: Exploded View Of Concave Support Assembly
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Once the mount is positioned, fit the new lock nut. Screw the lock nut onto the piston rod until approx. 1 to 2 threads are visible above the lock nut. Then tighten with double-arm torque wrench 15 - 65 Nm (48 ftlb.) Nr.93.
Complete the following steps to ensure that the protective sleeve (rear-axle spring strut in figure) -siehe illustration- is seated correctly:

Fig 5: Fitting Protective Sleeve In Top Spring Strut
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- Push the protective sleeve -arrow- up fully and clip it into the concave support.
- Push the protective sleeve -arrow- down fully and clip it to the damper with the cap (audible click).
  
  Fig 6: Fitting Protective Sleeve In Bottom Spring Strut
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