FRONT SUSPENSION – GENERAL, SPECIAL TOOLS, STRUT ASSY
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SECTION 33
FRONT SUSPENSION
CONTENTS
General........................................................1
Special tools...............................................1
Strut ASSY..................................................1
General
The guidelines for the dismantling and assembly of the front suspension have been changed due to changes made to the
shape of the Bilstein shock absorbers.
Special tools
Tool Number Name Function
A: MB991237
B: MB991238
A. Spring compressor body
B. Arm set
Dismantling and assembling
the strut ASSY
MB991680
A: MB991681
B: MB991682
Wrench set
A. Wrench
B. Socket
Strut ASSY
Dismantling guidelines
A
Removal of the self-locking nut
1. Use the following special tools to compress the coil spring.
• Spring compressor body (MB991237)
• Arm set (MB991238)
Caution
(1) In order to completely compress the coil spring, ensure that
the special tool is fixed when at its greatest possible
extension and that it is fixed evenly to the coil spring.
(2) Do not use an impact wrench, because there is a danger
that the special tool may be damaged.
