Disassembly and Assembly Instructions

Disassembly

Caution:
Danger of injury due to spring tensioning!
^ If necessary, tension the coil spring with the spring clamp until the piston rod is relieved!
^ Never use an impact bolter to loosen or tighten the fastening nut!
^ Use commercially available changeover ratchet!

1. If necessary, tension the coil spring with the spring clamp until the piston rod is relieved. To undo the connection - piston rod to spring strut mount -counter at the piston rod with countering tool Sonderwerkzeug 9630 or a 7-mm Allen key.
2. Remove all parts from the piston rod.

Preliminary work and notes on assembly





^ If the vibration damper is to be replaced, set the height adjusting nut -2- to the same position as on the old vibration damper (transfer the actual dimension A to the new vibration damper)! To do this, a hook wrench insert Sonderwerkzeug 9647 is required.
^ Tightening torque of the lock nuts -1 + 3- = 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.)!
^ The stabilizer mating bearing (mounting saddle) -4need not be adjusted for street use!





^ The hook wrench Sonderwerkzeug 9647 is required for changing the vehicle height (dimension A) and for adjusting the stabilizer mating bearing (dimension B). The special tool is used together with a torque wrench to tighten the lock nuts (slotted nuts) on the spring struts.

Assembly

Note:
^ When installing new parts, observe the allocation!
^ The coil springs are only available in pairs!





1. Push coil spring -6-, spring plate -3- with rubber ring -4- and bellows -5- onto the vibration damper. The tighter winding of the coil spring -6- must face down towards the damper tube -7-.

Note:
^ The coil spring is fitted with a protective sheath on one side!

2. Grease thread of the piston rod with Optimoly HT (copper grease/only at the front axle).





3. Push the assembly of the spring strut mount -2- (consisting of Parts No. 8/ No. 9 / No. 10 / No. 11) onto the piston rod.

Note:
^ The mounts for the right and left sides are identical parts!
^ In the case of used mounts, the bearing shell can be regreased with Auto Top 2000! Manufacturer. Autol-Werke, Paradiesstr. 14, D-97080 Wurzburg.
^ Replace nut for fastening the piston rod on the spring strut mount!
^ Never use an impact bolter to tighten the fastening nut!





4. Turn new fastening nut on the piston rod and tighten to 80 Nm (59 ft. lbs.). Use a -socket wrench insert- (wrench size 22 mm) open on one side to tighten the fastening nut on the spring strut mount!
5. When tightening the fastening nut, hold at the piston rod using a countering tool Sonderwerkzeug 9630 or a 7 mm Allen key.