Front Spring

Remove and refit

Service tools: Spring compressor tool JD 6F. JD 60 and adaptor JD 6D-1 with spring locating pegs JD 6E-6.

Removing
- Jack up front of car, place on stand and remove road wheel
- Fit spring compressor tool JD 60 with adaptor JD 60-1 and compress spring sufficiently to relieve load on seat pan fastening.
- Remove four set screws and washers and two nuts, bolts and washers securing spring seat pan to lower wishbone.
- Slacken spring compressor tool and remove, together with seat pan, spring and spacers.

NOTE: Record position of packers to assist during replacement.

Refitting
- Remove handle nut and adaptors from spring compressor and offer threaded bar up through spring turret.
- Secure at top end.
- Assemble spring, packing and seat pan as noted in their removal, and lift up into spring turret, retain with handle nut and adaptors of spring compressor.



- Fit pilot bolts [1] to holes nearest centre line of car on forward and rear limbs of wishbone or insert locating pegs JD 6E-6 into tapped holes.

NOTE: A lack may be used beneath lower ball joint to assist with location of spring pan on pilot bolts.

- Compress spring. locating seat pan on pilot bolts. and tighten until set screws, bolts and washers can be fitted in outer location
- Remove pilot bolts and fit two set screws and washers
- Remove spring compressor.
- Fit road wheel and remove stands.
- Check front suspension riding height.

WARNING: A maximum of three packers may be fitted in the spring pan and two packers on the cross member.