Stabiliser, Shock Absorber Shock Absorber and/or Rubber Buffer of Shock Absorber, Remove and Install
 Important! Only remove the shock absorbers one after the other. With level regulation blow out the fill valve with air. Saloon:
 Remove, Disconnect Take the protection cap off the top of the shock absorber. Remove the upper fixing nut from the shock absorber. Take the upper ring and rubber buffer from the shock absorber. Should only the rubber buffer be replaced, push the shock absoreren downwards a little with the outrigger and remove the lower rubber buffer. For vehicles with level regulation: unlock the pressure line and withdraw from shock absorber. | 
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Remove the shock absorber from the outrigger (arrow). | 
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 Install, Connect Screw the shock absorber on the outrigger. Tightening torque 70 Nm. For vehicles with level regulation: connect the pressure line to the shock absorber. Push the lower rubber buffer on to the shock absorber. Insert the shock absorber in the shock absorber top and carefully lower the vehicle, taking note that the the rubber buffer fits trouble free in the seating in the top of the shock absorber. Screw on the ring and rubber buffer to the underbody. Tightening torque 20 Nm. For vehicles with level regulation: Fill the unit to 0.8 bar and then correct for each loading condition - see operation "Set Level Regulation".
Important! As of MY '95, the Astra-F is equipped with gas shock absorbers. The use of gas shock absorbers changes the vehicle trim height slightly relative to vehicles with corresponding fluid shock absorbers. Therefore, depending on the different axle loads, springs with modified spring rates are used. Owing to differences in spring matching, gas shock absorbers and oil-pressure shock absorbers are currently not exchangeable - see Service microfiches which are being updated over brief periods of time.
Remove, Disconnect For vehicles with level regulation: Unlock the pressure lead and take from the shock absorber. Support the rear axle outrigger with the hydraulic lift (1) unscrew the ring and the rubber buffer from the outrigger. Should only the rubber buffer be replaced press the shock absorber upwards. Unscrew the shock absorber from the side member on the vehicle underbody (2).
Install, Connect Fasten shock absorber to underbody - tightening torque 70 Nm/52 lbf. ft. Fasten shock absorber with plate and rubber buffer to rear axle - tightening torque 12 Nm/9 lbf. ft. For vehicles with car position height regulation : fix the pressure line to the shock absorber, fill the unit to 0.8 bar and then correct for each loading condition - see operation "Set Level Regulation". | 
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