7.2.4. Replacement of a spring of a back suspension bracket

Replace a spring at mechanical damage or considerable a deposit. Signs deposits:

– Deterioration of smoothness of a course, frequent "breakdowns" of a suspension bracket;

– A visible warp of a back part of the car or a considerable difference on height of the forward and back parts, arisen while in service;

– Strongly expressed traces of impact of coils of a spring.

    

THE NOTE Replace springs in the complete set (left and right simultaneously).

The key on 17 is required to you.

GOOD ADVICE Work is more convenient for carrying out on the lift and with the assistant.

1. If you replace springs on the lift, establish under a beam of the back bridge of a support and lower the car, slightly having loaded a suspension bracket. At work on a viewing ditch this operation is not required.

2. Turn out a bolt of fastening of the shock-absorber to an arm of a beam of a back suspension bracket, take a bolt (Replacement of the shock-absorber of a back suspension bracket see) and take the shock-absorber aside that it did not prevent to work.

PREVENTIONS Do not take the shock-absorber aside on distance большее, than it is necessary for work, in order to avoid a rod bend. Do not disconnect simultaneously both bottom fastenings of shock-absorbers from a beam of a back suspension bracket.

3. Lift the car to unload a spring, and remove a spring 1 and the top lining 2. As a rule, 3 it is enough length of a brake hose, that it has not stretched, but if you see that the hose stretches, disconnect it for the period of spring replacement not to damage (Replacement of brake hoses) see.

THE PREVENTION Removal and spring installation carry out extremely cautiously in avoidance выстреливания springs from a suspension bracket and reception of traumas.

4. Remove the bottom lining of a spring from a platform on a beam of a back suspension bracket.

THE PREVENTION The damaged linings of a spring replace new.

5. Establish a spring with linings on the car in an order, the return to removal. The second spring replace similarly, but only after fastening of the bottom end of the shock-absorber disconnected at replacement of the first spring.