Opel:: Kadett E:: Replacement of back springs

12:10. Replacement of back springs

Prevention

You make replacements of springs of a back suspension bracket in pairs.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. On cars with the self-leveled back suspension bracket take off pressure in system.
2. Lift a back part of the car and fix on supports.
Hatchback and Sedan
	3. Using the special tool, unload the shock-absorber on the one hand of the car for what raise a jack the longitudinal lever (diameter And corresponds to the jack sizes).
4. Unscrew bolts of the lower fastening of the shock-absorber and take the lower part of the shock-absorber from an arm.
5. Lower a jack and remove a spring and rubber buffers. If necessary for extraction of a spring reject the longitudinal lever of a back suspension bracket down.
6. At installation of a new spring it is necessary to install new rubber buffers.
7. Establish a spring and rubber buffers, then lift the longitudinal lever of a back suspension bracket and fix the lower part of the shock-absorber.
	8. At installation of conic springs check correctness of an arrangement (it is specified by shooters) extreme top rounds of a spring in a spring support.
9. Similarly replace a spring from the second party of the car.
10. On models with the self-leveled back suspension bracket increase pressure in system to 0,8 bars.
Station wagon and Van
11. A jack raise one of longitudinal levers of a back suspension bracket and unscrew a bolt of the lower fastening of the shock-absorber.
12. Lower a jack and repeat this operation on the other side of the car, leaving a jack on the place.
13. Remove springs, if necessary lowering a jack.
14. When replacing the top buffers of a spring paste them into place.
	15. Establish a spring. At installation of conic springs check correctness of an arrangement (it is specified by shooters) the top rounds of a spring.
16. Lift a jack and fix the lower part of the shock-absorber.
17. Rearrange a jack on other party of the car and fix the lower part of the second back shock-absorber.
18. Tighten bolts of the lower fastening of shock-absorbers the required moment.
19. On models with the self-leveled back suspension bracket increase in system pressure to 0,8 bars.