Coil Spring, Front

- Jack up the front of the vehicle and support with axle stands.

NOTE: Ensure the vehicle is high enough to access Service Tool JD 115

- Remove one road wheel/tire assembly.
- Fit the lower adaptors to the tool, and fit Service Tool JD1 15 to the front spring.
- Engage the dowel in the slots in the suspension turret top.

ENSURE THAT THE DOWEL IS SEATED CORRECTLY.

- Tighten the tool to tension the spring until the load is taken off the spring pan.
- Remove the spring pan securing bolts, slacken off the tool wing nut to release the tension on the spring and release the tool from the suspension turret.
- Remove the service tool.
- Remove the spring plates and road spring from the tool.
- Assemble the new road spring and new plastic spring plates to JD 115.
- Fit and engage the tool to the suspension turret.

ENSURE THAT THE DOWEL IS FULLY SEATED IN THE SLOT IN THE SUSPENSION TURRET.


- Align the spring pan inner bolt holes, fit guide studs to the inner bolt positions and tighten the wing nut of JD 115 to tension the spring.
- Ensure that the lower adaptors are correctly seated.
- Fit guide bolts as the spring is being compressed.
- When the spring pan is fully seated, remove the guide bolts and studs one at a time and replace with NEW securing bolts.

WARNING: NEVER RE-USE OLD SPRING PAN BOLTS. ALWAYS RENEW THEM.

- Release the service tool wing nut and remove the tool adaptors from the suspension unit.
- Refit the road wheel and tire assembly, noting the wheel to stud relationship.
- Fit and tighten the road wheel nuts.
- Lower the vehicle, check the wheel nuts.

SERVICE TOOLS
- JD 115 Spring compressor

TORQUE FIGURES
- Spring pan to lower wishbone 55-60 Nm
- Wheel nut to stud (steel wheel) 65-85 Nm
- Wheel nut to stud (alloy wheel) 88-102 Nm

SPANNER SIZES
- 13mm
- 22mm
- 15/16AF