Disassembly And Assembly: Strut: Installing

-- Install the coil spring on the lower spring plate using the Spring Compressor Kit - Spring Tensioner VAG1752/1.

The end of the spring coil must rest against the stop -arrow-.

Fig 1: Identifying Coil Spring Stop

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-- Tighten the new hex nut onto the shock absorber.

-- Relieve the tension on the Spring Compressor Kit - Spring Tensioner VAG1752/1 and remove it from the coil spring.

-- Install the strut, refer to STRUT .

Tightening Specification