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Loosen the wheel hub nut.
Bring out the front of the car and shine the wheel.
Remove the brake caliper and brake hose bracket. Hang the caliper assembly with pads to the body on a technological hook so that the hose is not loaded.
Loosen the nut of bolt 1 (see photo) terminal connection and disconnect the suspension arm ball joint from the steering knuckle.
Loosen the tie rod ball joint pin nut and press the pin out of the suspension strut pivot arm.
Loosen the nuts securing the stabilizer bar to the subframe and suspension arms and remove the stabilizer bar.
Loosen the wheel hub nut.
Move suspension arm down
Disconnect the wheel drive shaft from the hub.
Loosen the nut securing the telescopic strut to the upper support while holding the shock absorber rod with a hex head wrench. Remove the telescopic pole by supporting it from below.
Install the spacer VW 140/5 on the lower part of the telescopic strut.
Clamp the telescopic pole with the lower part in a vice with pads of soft material.
Fit spring compressor VW 340 onto the telescopic strut spring.
Slightly compress the spring, then loosen the nut on the damper rod and slowly release the spring.
Remove spring from telescopic strut.
Clamp the telescopic strut in a vice with pads of soft material and unscrew the shock absorber housing nut with a special wrench VW 40 201 A.
Remove shock absorber from strut housing.
The shock absorber and suspension spring are installed in the reverse order of removal, observing the tightening torques of the threaded connections. At the same time, replace the ball joint of the suspension arm and the bolt of its fastening to the steering knuckle with new ones and install the bolt with the head in the direction of vehicle movement; finally tighten the hub nut, putting the car on the wheels.
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