Required tools: Wire brush WD-40 spray
Brake cleaner Copper grease Combination spanner #18
Impact socket №13 Impact socket №18 Impact socket №21
HEX bit No.H6. Wheel impact socket #19 Ratchet wrench
Torque wrench Water pump pliers Tap wrench
Crow bar Hydraulic strut spring compressor Hydraulic transmission jack
Wheel chock Fender cover
1. Clean the fasteners of the shock strut upper mount. Use WD-40 spray.
2. Loosen the upper fastener of the shock strut mount.
Use a drive socket #13. Use a ratchet wrench.
3. Raise the front of the car and secure on supports.
4. Unscrew the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when unscrewing the bolts.
5. Clean the stabiliser link fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
6. Unscrew the nut and remove the stabilizer rod from the shock strut.
Use a drive socket #18. Use a ratchet wrench.
7. Disconnect the fastener of the ABS sensor cable from the shock absorber strut. Use a crowbar.
8. Clean the fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle.
Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
9. Unscrew the lower fastener connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle.
Use a combination spanner #18. Use a drive socket #21.
Use a ratchet wrench. Use a tap wrench.
10. Prop up the steering knuckle. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
11. Remove the fastening bolts.
12. Disconnect the steering knuckle from the shock absorber strut.
13. Unscrew the top fastening of the shock strut mount.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injuries, hold the shock strut when undoing the fastening bolts.
14. Remove the suspension strut.
15. Set the shock absorber strut on the spring compressor tool.
AUTODOC recommends: Note that when using a spring compressor,
spring coils need to be securely gripped, compressing the spring on the opposite sides.
Ensure the correct position of the spring in the retainer.
Make sure that the spring coils tightly entered the lock handles.
16. Compress the spring.
17. Remove the shock strut mount cap. Use a crowbar.
18. Treat the shock strut rod. Use WD-40 spray.
19. Remove the strut piston rod nut. Use HEX No.H6.
Use a drive socket #21. Use a ratchet wrench.
20. Unscrew the fastener of the shock strut mount. Use HEX No.H6.
Use a ratchet wrench. Use water pump pliers.
21. Remove the top strut mount.
22. Release the coil spring.
23. Remove the spring.
24. Remove the shock absorber dust cap and the bump stop.
AUTODOC recommends: Τhoroughly examine the shock absorber mount, dust boot, bump stop. Replace them if necessary.
25. Install the boot and a bump stop onto the shock absorber.
26. Install the spring on the shock absorber.
27. Compress the spring.
28. Install the upper strut mount and the strut mount bearing.
29. Screw in the fastener of the shock strut mount. Use HEX No.H6.
Use a ratchet wrench. Use water pump pliers.
30. Tighten the shock strut piston rod nut. Use HEX No.H6.
Use a drive socket #21. Use a torque wrench.
Tighten it to 65 Nm torque.
AUTODOC recommends: Check to make sure the spring is positioned correctly. Avoid its misalignment.
31. Decompress the spring.
32. Remove the assembled shock strut.
33. Install the shock strut into the wheel arch.
34. Screw the top fastening of the shock strut mount Do not tighten it.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injuries, hold the shock strut when screwing the fastening bolts in.
35. Treat the shock strut mounting seat on the steering knuckle.
Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
36. Fix the shock absorber strut on the steering knuckle.
37. Install the fastening bolts. Use a crowbar.
38. Remove the support from under the steering knuckle.
AUTODOC recommends: Lower the hydraulic transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging assemblies and mechanisms.
39. Screw in the fastener that connects the shock strut to the steering knuckle.
Use a combination spanner #18. Use a drive socket #21.
Use a ratchet wrench. Use a tap wrench.
40. Tighten the lower fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle.
Use a combination spanner #18. Use a drive socket #21.
Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 105 Nm torque.
41. Ιnstall the transverse stabilizer link.
42. Tighten the fastener connecting the stabilizer link to the shock strut.
Use a drive socket #18. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 50 Nm torque.
43. Connect the fastener of the ABS sensor cable to the shock absorber strut.
44. Treat the shock strut fasteners. Use copper grease.
45. Tighten the upper fastener of the shock absorber strut mount. Use a drive socket #13.
Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 25 Nm torque.
46. Treat the shock strut fasteners. Treat the shock strut rod. Use copper grease.
47. Install the shock strut mount cap.
48. Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use copper grease.
49. Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.
AUTODOC recommends: After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
50. Screw in the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19.
AUTODOC recommends: To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when screwing in the fastening bolts.
51. Lower the car and working in a cross order, tighten the wheel bolts.
Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 140 Nm torque.