Suspension Strut and Upper Control Arm, Removing and Installing

Suspension Strut and Upper Control Arm, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Vehicle must be standing on its wheels above vehicle lift





- Remove wheel trim.
On light alloy wheels use puller in vehicle tool kit to remove trim cap
- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Raise vehicle on lift.
- Remove wheel.





- Loosen bolted connection of lower control arm to suspension strut (arrows -1-).





- Loosen bolts from wheel bearing housing to upper control arm (arrows -1-).





- Remove suspension strut mounting bracket bolts (arrows), push wheel bearing housing down and remove suspension strut along with control arm.
- Remove bolts from shock absorber to upper control arm and remove control arm.

Installing
- Install in reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: Bonded rubber bushings can only be turned to a limited extent. The bolted connection between the wheel bearing housing to upper control arm and the connection between the shock absorber to lower control arm must only be tightened when the vehicle is standing on the ground. Otherwise the bonded rubber bushings will be subjected to a torsional stress resulting in shortened service life