Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Advice: When adjusting the longitudinal tilt angle of the steering axis at a service center, the longitudinal tensioner will be removed again, so it is better to replace the tensioner there, at the same time as the adjustment.
To carry out the work you will need an inspection pit or overpass.
Removal
Tip: To minimize caster angle adjustment when installing an old strut, count and record the number of adjusting washers located at the rear and front ends of the strut.
1. Remove the tensioner mounting bracket (see "Stretch mount bracket - removal and installation").
2. Hold the tensioner from turning with an open-end wrench by 24 mm, using a second wrench of the same size with a long handle, unscrew the nut securing the front end of the longitudinal brace to the transverse arm.
3. Remove the thrust washer from the tension rod, extract the rear end of the tension rod from the rubber-metal hinge of the transverse arm and remove the adjusting washers from the tension rod.
Installation
We install the longitudinal stretch in the reverse order.
Warning: When installing the adjusting washer, it is necessary that the chamfer on its inner edge faces the brace.
Recommendation: After replacing the longitudinal strut, it is necessary to check the front wheel alignment angles at a service center.
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