Removing
To remove the front strut, perform the following operations.
1. Loosen the front wheel mounting bolts. Apply the parking brake, then raise the front of the vehicle and support it on stands. Remove the corresponding front wheel.
Pic. 15.24. Front pillar: 1 - self-locking nut (39 Nm); 2 – a rack of the stabilizer of cross stability; 3 – a clamp of a brake hose; 4 - nut (108–127 Nm); 5 - bolt; 6 - front wheel speed sensor (vehicles with ABS); 7 - nut (44 Nm); 8 - front pillar assembly
2. Remove latch 3 (pic. 15.24) brake hose.
3. Turn away a bolt and remove the gauge 6 of frequency of rotation of a forward wheel (vehicles with ABS).
4. Turn away a nut and disconnect a rack 2 of the stabilizer of cross-section stability.
5. Hang the lower suspension arm on the wire.
6. Turn away nuts and take two bolts 5 fastenings of a rack to a rotary fist.
7. Separate a forward rack and a rotary fist.
8. Turn away three self-locking nuts 1, fastening the top part of a rack of a forward suspension bracket to a body.
9. Remove the rack 8 of the front suspension with a steering knuckle from under the wing of the car as an assembly.
Examination
1. Check the strut for fluid leakage from the shock absorber.
2. Check the column for deformation or external damage.
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following: adjust the angles of the front wheels.