Contents: Disassembly ↓ Assembly ↓
To complete the work you will need:
- suspension spring clamps;
- suspension strut disassembly tool.
Disassembly
1. Remove the rack from the car (see "Front suspension strut - removal and installation").
2. Clamp the rack in a vice.
Warning! Be careful! The compressed spring has great force and when the tie breaks, it can straighten out and cause injury.
3. Install the tensioners on opposite sides of the spring and tighten the spring evenly, without distortions, until the load is removed from the upper cup of the spring.
4. Install the strut disassembly tool onto the nut and shock absorber rod. Hold it with a wrench by 17 mm shock absorber rod from turning, with a key by 27 mm we unscrew its nut.
5. Remove the nut and travel limiter.
6. Remove the upper support from the rack.
7. Remove the upper spring cup.
8. Remove the spring (without removing the tie from it).
9. Remove the compression buffer and the protective cover of the shock absorber rod.
The material is posted on the website [VazBook.ru]
Assembly
1. Before assembling the rack, make sure the shock absorber is in good condition by manually extending and retracting the rod. If you feel dips, jerks, or hear extraneous sounds when moving the rod, replace the shock absorber.
2. Check the integrity and serviceability of all elements installed on the rack. Replace a torn or cracked shock absorber rod protective cover, a damaged compression stroke buffer, a cracked or weakened suspension spring.
3. Front suspension springs are divided into classes according to their rigidity: "A" and "B". The spring class is indicated by paint on the outer side of one of its coils. Class "A" - yellow paint color; class "B" - green (on cars supplied for export, the markings are made in white and blue respectively).
Warning! The front suspension must be equipped with springs of the same class.