Removing
1. Raise the front of the car and place on stands.
2. Remove the wheel.
3. Disconnect the hydraulic drive tube from the rack.
4. Loosen the two nuts securing the strut to the steering knuckle (indicated by arrows) and detach the stand.
5. Have an assistant support the strut from below, and unscrew the three nuts securing the strut to the engine compartment mudguard cap (indicated by arrows).
Attention! Do not loosen the central nut! Get the rack through the engine compartment.
Disassembly
1. Clamp the bottom of the rack in a vise through the spacers.
2. Screw on the nuts and resting on the studs with a lever, unscrew the upper nut of the shock absorber rod. Do not loosen the nut completely.
3. Compress the spring with the tool so that the top cymbal can be rotated by hand.
4. Loosen the stem nut while holding the stem from turning.
5. Remove the washer, gasket, top cap.
6. Remove the bushing, bearing, top spring cup and rubber cup buffer. Pay attention to the order of installation of parts.
7. Take out the spring, dust cover, rubber buffer and plate.
8. Check the condition of the parts, especially the rubber buffers. Replace if necessary.
9. Check for leaks from the shock absorber and the condition of the rod along the entire length.
10. Check the housing for cracks and damage.
11. Check the operation of the rack by first extending the stem to its full length, and then pushing the stem in and out for a length of 50–00 mm. You should feel a smooth resistance to the movement of the rod.
12. If there are traces of leakage, mechanical damage, and the movement of the rod is accompanied by "jerkily", then the stand needs to be replaced.
13. The spring and all parts can be installed on a new rack.
14. Examine the spring.
15. If severe corrosion of the spring, coil cracks, distortion, or any sign of questionable condition is found, replace the spring.
16. Clamp the stand in a vise and install the rubber buffer plate and dust cover.
17. Compress the spring and install in the plate. When installing, the end of the coil should go into the recess of the plate (arrow).
18. Install the upper buffer and poppet, correctly positioning the coil of the spring in the poppet. When installing the rack, the arrow on the top plate must point transversely outward (A - towards the front, B - transverse direction).
19. Install bearing, bushing and top cap.
20. Replace the stem nut and washer, tighten the nut to the specified torque while holding the stem.
21. Remove the spring compressor tool.
22. Install the stem nut cap.
Installation
1. Install a new top strut mount gasket.
2. Install the stand so that the studs fit into the holes in the mudguard and the notch and arrow on the top plate are facing transversely outward.
3. Tighten the nuts to the specified torque.
4. Align the holes in the strut and steering knuckle, tighten the new nuts and bolts to the specified torque (nuts must face the direction of the vehicle).
5. Secure the hose with the bracket to the stand.
6. Install the speed sensor wiring bracket (on vehicles with ABS).
7. Install the wheel and lower the car.