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- Make
- Rover
- Model
- Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
- Section
- Repairs › Refit
SuspensionRefit
- Fit spring compressor tool 18G 1516 to vice.
- Position damper to spring compressor and compress spring.
- Hold shaft with Allen key and remove nut from damper.
- Collect washer
- Remove damper mounting plate and collar.
- Remove 2 damper mounting rubbers and collar from damper mounting plate.
- Remove spring mounting rubber.
- Remove dust cover washer.
- Remove dust cover.
- Remove damper from spring.
- Remove bump stop plate.
- Remove bump stop.
- Remove spring from spring compressor tool 18G 1516.
Refit
- Fit spring to spring compressor tool 18G 1516 and compress spring.
- Fit damper to spring.
- Fit bump stop and bump stop plate to damper.
- Fit dust cover and dust cover washer.
- Fit spring mounting rubber to base mounting plate
- Fit 2 damper mounting rubbers and collar to base mounting plate
- Position base mounting plate assembly on damper and align mounting studs to axis lower fixing bolt.
- Fit special washer. Hold damper shaft with Allen key.
- Fit damper base mounting nut and tighten to 30 Nm.
- Remove spring and damper assembly from spring compressor tool 18G 1516, aligning damper to spring while releasing spring tension.
- Clean mounting point under wing and place damper and spring assembly in position.
- Fit 2 top mounting nuts and tighten to 32 Nm.
- Align lower arm to damper and fit but do not tighten lower arm to damper bolt.
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