2. Install a puller on the spring, secure the rack assembly in a vise.
3. Compress the spring until the top spring retainer is free of tension, unscrew the top lock nut.
4. Get the rubber bearing, the top holder of a spring and a shock-absorbing ring.
5. On vehicles with self-levelling suspension, disconnect the hydraulic connector from the piston rod.
6. Remove the spring with the compressor, then the shock absorber with bushing, protection cover and lower spring retainer.
7. Check up a condition of the shock-absorber. With the shock absorber in a vertical position, test its operation by fully extending and pushing the piston rod in by hand several times. You should feel resistance to movement, even throughout the entire stroke of the piston.
8. If the shock absorber had excessive oil leakage, it will not work effectively, but if the leakage is small, it can be reinstalled.
9. Assemble the rack in the reverse order of disassembly.
10. When installing a new rubber damping ring, it must have the same thickness as the old one (Pic. 10.13).
11. Pay attention to the position of the coil spring and upper spring holder when assembling, as shown in Fig. 11. 10.14.
Pic. 10.14 Arrangement of rear coil spring and upper spring retainer (Chapter 10)
A - Direction of movement
B - Central hole in the upper spring holder
C - Lower end of the coil spring
12. On vehicles with self-levelling suspension, slide the hydraulic connector onto the piston rod so that the threaded connection surfaces become in the upper spring retainer. Do not rotate the connector after installing it on the piston rod.
13. Tighten the new top lock nut to the torque specified in Specifications.
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