Disassembling rear shock absorber

Information 

Shock absorbers must always be replaced in pairs as soon as at least one of the following preconditions is met:

• → Mileage: 25, 000 km (15, 500 mls) 
• → Age: 2 Jahre 

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  Overview of spring strut (conventional and PASM) 

  1. Shock absorber
  2. Boot
  3. Rubber stop
  4. Spring-strut mount
  5. Hexagon nut (conventional: M10/PASM: M12)
  6. Protection cap (conventional only)
  7. Grommet on spring-strut mount (PASM only)
  8. Grommet on connector housing (PASM only)
  9. Connector housing (PASM only)

1. Make space so that the spring-strut mount threaded joint is easily accessible.

   Making space so that spring-strut mount threaded joint is easily accessible 

   1. 1.1. For vehicles without PASM:  Pull protection cap -1-  off the spring-strut mount.
   2. 1.2. For vehicles with PASM:  Expose PASM line.

      Information 

      The release tools for unpinning the electric connector are contained in the following tool sets:

      • VAS 1978/17 contained in Release tool set WE 1736 
      • VAS 1978/7A contained in Release tool set WE 1623 
      1. 1.2.1. Unpin connector housing -2-  . Use the tools VAS 1978/7A  (primary release tool) and VAS 1978/17  (secondary release tool) to do this.
      2. 1.2.2. Pull grommets -3 and 4-  down off the PASM line.
2. Screw off nut on piston rod and counter at the hexagon on the piston rod at the same time. Use socket-wrench insert 3353 -1-  on vehicles with PASM.

   Screwing off nut on piston rod (PASM) 

   On vehicles without PASM, the nut on the piston rod can also be loosened using shock absorber set T10001  . → Screwing off nut on piston rod (without PASM) 

   1. Ratchet (commercially available)
   2. T10001/9 
   3. T10001/11 
   4. T10001/1 

   Screwing off nut on piston rod (without PASM) 

3. Remove all parts (spring-strut mount, rubber stop and boot) from the shock absorber.
4. Pull rubber stop out of the spring-strut mount and boot.