Withdrawal
1. Loosen the wheel nuts for the respective wheel. Jack up the front of the car and place it on jack stands. Remove the wheel.
2. Unscrew the flexible brake hose from the shock absorber assembly.
3. Disconnect the anti-roll bar from the lower control arm (see Removal and installation of the front anti-roll bar with support bushings).
4. Get the jack under the lower suspension arm, providing it with support when the shock absorber assembly is removed. Remove the pinch bolt (see accompanying illustration).
5a. Loosen the nut and remove the through bolt securing the fork to the lower suspension arm (see accompanying illustration).
5b. Remove the plug. If necessary, use a soft-faced hammer to separate the fork from the shock absorber.
6. Supporting the shock absorber assembly, give two nuts of its upper support (see accompanying illustration). Remove the assembly from under the car through the wheel arch.
Installation
1. Guide the shock absorber assembly with the helical spring through the wheel arch to its regular place. Carefully thread the mounting studs into the holes in the upper support in the mudguard of the arch. Immediately screw the fixing nuts onto the studs, tightening them only by hand for the time being.
Note. Due to the considerable weight of the shock absorber assembly, it would be wise to enlist the help of an assistant.
2. Thread the lower end of the shock absorber into the damper fork. Make sure that the tongues on the back of the shock absorber body fit into the reciprocal grooves of the fork.
3. Connect the damper fork to the lower suspension arm. Torque tighten the self-locking nuts, then torque the yoke pinch bolt.
4. Connect the anti-roll bar to the lower arm (see Removal and installation of the front anti-roll bar with support bushings). Attach the flexible brake hose to your bracket on the shock assembly. Tighten the bracket bolt firmly.
5. Replace the wheel, then lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the wheel nuts to the required torque (see Specifications to the head Current service).
6. Tighten with the required force the nuts of the upper support of the shock absorber assembly.