Contents: Removal ⬇ Installation ⬇
Note: A new hub assembly pinch bolt nut and new upper strut mount nuts will be required for reassembly.
Removal
1. Open the hood and check the engine compartment for the presence of the upper strut mount spacer bar. If necessary, loosen the upper mount nuts and remove the bar.
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2. Support the rear wheels with chocks, set the parking brake, then jack up the front of the car and place it on supports. Remove the corresponding front wheel.
3. On models equipped with an anti-roll bar, loosen the nut securing the stabilizer bar strut to the lower arm, remove the washer and the lower rubber insert.
4. On all models, loosen the nut and remove the tie rod bolt securing the hub assembly to the strut.
Note: The nut must be replaced during assembly.
5. Using a pry bar, carefully lower the lower control arm, freeing the ball joint from its mounting clamp at the base of the hub assembly - be careful not to put excessive tension on the brake hose. If the assembly does not separate from the strut, use a large flat-head screwdriver to carefully spread the jaws of the mounting clamp. On models equipped with an anti-roll bar, be careful not to allow the rubber pad and washer of the upper mount of the stabilizer bar to fall out.
Note: The ball joint tension bolt must be replaced without fail (comes with its own nut).
6. In the engine compartment, remove the plastic cover, then loosen the nuts of the upper strut support and remove the washers.
Note: During assembly, the nuts must be replaced without fail. Remove the rack through the wheel arch and remove it from the car.
Installation
1. Insert the strut into its original place through the wheel arch, install the washers and screw on the new upper nuts. Tighten the nuts to the required force, then install the plastic cover. If the car is equipped with a spacer rod, temporarily screw on the old nuts, tightening them only slightly.
2. Engage the lower portion of the strut with the hub assembly. On models equipped with an anti-roll bar, position the stabilizer bar strut on the lower control arm, making sure the upper rubber insert and washer are correctly positioned.
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3. Align the mounting holes, insert the tie bolt, screw on the new nut and tighten it to the required torque.
4. Where required, install the lower rubber insert and the stabilizer bar support washer. Screw on the nut and tighten it to the required torque.
5. Replace the wheel, then lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the wheel bolts to the specified torque.
6. On models equipped with a strut spacer bar, remove the old bar mounting nuts and replace them with new ones (don't forget to put washers), tightening them to the required force.