1. Nuts; 2. Self-locking nut; 3. Washer; 4. Rack support; 5. Upper spring support; 6. Rubber gasket upper spring seat; 7. Boot and buffer compression; 8. Spring; 9. Rubber gasket lower spring seat; 10. Shock absorber rod; 11. Shock absorber body; 12. Lower spring seat
Withdrawal
1. Remove the front wheel. Nut tightening torque: 80-110 Nm.
2. Loosen the screws securing the brake hose (1) and wheel speed sensor wires (2) to the rack (3). Tightening torque: 9-14 Nm.
3. Loosen the screw (4) and remove the wheel speed sensor (5). Tightening torque: 13-17 Nm.
4. Loosen the nut (6) and disconnect the top pivot of the anti-roll bar (7) from the shock absorber. Tightening torque 35-45 Nm.
5. Loosen the nuts (8) fixing the top support of the rack. Tightening torque: 20-30 Nm.
6. Remove the bolts (9) fastening the shock absorber strut to the steering knuckle and remove the shock absorber strut (10). Tightening torque: 100-120 Nm.
Installation
7. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
Attention: to ensure the correct installation of the shock absorber strut, depending on the presence of a hydraulic power steering, position the fastening nuts as shown in the figure.
This is due to the fact that changing the position of the upper support of the shock absorber strut changes the angle of the longitudinal inclination of the axis of rotation of the wheel. With an increase in the angle of longitudinal inclination of the axis of rotation of the wheel, the moment increases (an effort), which returns the wheel to the straight-line position.
This moment, usually called the stabilizing moment, increases the force on the steering wheel, therefore, for cars that differ in the presence or absence of power steering, different shock absorber strut installation angles are used and, accordingly, its upper support is installed differently. In the presence of power steering, the support is shifted back in relation to the direction of movement of the vehicle (in the figure, the center is shown by the crosshairs of the axes).
The arrow shows the direction of the car