32-230 R and R rear springs Rear shock absorber or spring strut (76). Compressing plates 140 589 07 63 00 ‘Spring compressing too! 140 689 003100 ..... Rear spring (73) Vehicle level Headlamps 82007635 remove, install (32-110 or 32-610). install (items 3 through 7). install (items 4 through 6). AX WARNING! Ensure that spring compressing tool is arrested in top compressing plate. compress and remove together with rubber ‘spacer (74). When installing ensure that rear spring is properly seated in semi-trailing arm (72). Ax caution! Do not use impact wrench. chook at roar axlo (40-200). adjust (82-1120). (Chassis and Body Manual ~ Model 126 14332-230 R and R rear springs Special tools | | & —— Se Note ‘The rear shock absorbore corve eimultanoously as the extension stop for the rear wheels. For this reason, only release shock absorbers when vehi Is staring on wheels, the conto! arm 1s ‘supported or spring compressing tool with compressing plates is installed. AX cauTion! When removing the shock absorbers with the vehicle jacked up and load relieved on the suspension ensure that the piston rad does not turn while loosening the top mount. ‘Since the extension stop in the shock absorber is against the operating piston in this stato, the connection botwoen the operating piston and piston rod could loosen. This would result in sudden extension of the piston rod aind expulsion Ut Une vl ithe stock absorber. 144 (Chats and Body Manual ~ Model 12632-230 R and R rear springs Removal 11 Remove rear shock absorber or spring strut (82-110 or 32-610). When removing always loosen top shock absorber mount first. 2 Insert compressing plates approximately in contr of spring. 3 Guide spring compressing tool through serni- trailing arm into compressing plates trom below ‘ana arrest in top compressing plate by tuming 60° 4 Tum upper compressing plate up to just before the stop on the rubber spacer with the aid of the spring compressing tool 5 Tum bottom compressing plate all the way down, ZXWARNING! Eneuro that epring comproceing tool (arraw) is arrested in top compressing plate. ora oD ore Roar spring Spring compressing tot Top compressing plate Bottom comeressina ate PRICES (Chassis and Body Menual - Model 125 14532-230 R and R rear springs 6 Compress rear spring. A caution: Bo not use impact wrench, 7 Flamave rear spring together with rubber spacer. Remove rubber spacer. 8 Clamp top compressing plate into vise on flat sections. Note Before clamping into vise, mark position of ‘compressing plate in relation to spring coll with ‘marking ohall. 9 Release tension on rear spring in vis. Remove spring compressing tool and ‘compressing plates. AY CAUTION! Do not use impact wrench. Installation 10 Compress approx. § coils on rear spring. Y SSeS PIERS 14632-230 R and R rear springs ZX WARNING! Ensure that spring compressing tool (arrow) is arrested in top camprossing plata Do not use impact wrench. 11 Position rubber spacer on rear spring and insert rear spring so that the end of the coll is positioned in the recess in the semi-traling arm. 12 Release tension on rear spring while censurina that rubber spacer is properly positioned in frame floor and end of winding seated correctly in semi-traling arm. AX caution Do not use impact wrench, 19 Install rar shock absorber or spring strut (82-110 or 32-610). When installing always install bollom mount on semi-trailing arm first. n a 8 8 98 ‘Semisraing arm Rear sping Fubbor apacor ‘Shock absorber or spring strut Domo on tame floor ‘Asay rubber spring (stop butler) (Chessia and Body Manual - Model 128 18732-230 R and R rear springs Note (On models 126.039/045, an 8.5 mm thick spacer is installed batwaen the auxiliary rhher spring (stop buffer) and the frame floor. ‘Arrangement of spring stop 95 Ausory uber soring 958 Spacer 72° Somitaling arm 73. Roar ering Note A longer Allen screw (M8 x 30) is installed on vehicles with spacer. ve wary ruver spmng 95a Spacer 14 Lower vehicle. 16 Check vehicle level at rear axle (40-300). 16 Adjust headlamns (82-1120) PRESS PRES 148, (Chassis and Body anual - Model 126