380SL (107.045) V8-3.8L (116.960) (1982)
04
Socket
020a
Tensioning screw
02Gb Upper tensioning plate
020c
Lower tensioning plate
8. Insert upper tensioning plate and allow spring to expand.
Installation
72
Semitrailing arm
73
Rear spring
74
Rubber mount
75
Shock absorber or spring strut
76
Dome on frame floor
9. Tension 5 coils of rear spring.
10. Place rubber mount on rear spring so that the coil end rests on impression of semitrailing arm.
11. Allow spring to expand, taking care that the rubber mount on the frame floor and the coil end on the semitrailing arm are correctly positioned.