Front spring – removing - refitting: Special tools (page 4 of 4)
- Make
- Peugeot
- Model
- J5 Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1982–1994
- Section
- Front spring – removing - refitting
SuspensionSpecial tools · page 4 of 4
- Remove the upper cup, needle thrust bearing and bump stop assembly, fig. IV.
- Carefully clean the suspension unit.
- Grip it horizontally in a vice, fig. I.
- Retrieve the rubber locating spacer for the spring.
- Adjust the opening between the claws of the compressor to 160 mm.
- Fit spring compressor 8.0910 ZZ, equipped with its front spring claws, fig. II.
- Compress the spring, to release the pressure on the upper support.
- Use the combination spanner 8.0913 to remove the nut from the damper rod (1) fig. III and remove the washer (2).
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