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To remove

  1. Raise the car.
  2. Remove the wheel.
  3. Left-hand suspension arm and cars with xenon lights:  Remove the level sensor.
  4. Relieve the weight on the lower suspension arm with a jack and remove the bolt.
    IMPORTANT: The bolt must be screwed out and in respectively or there is risk that the hole will be "reamed" by the threads.
    Fig 1: Illustration For Steps 4-6
    G03619827Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  5. Pull the suspension arm down and remove the spring and the spring support.
  6. Mark the position of the adjustment bolt. Remove the adjustment bolt and nut. Lift the link arm away.
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