Install the car on a lift or inspection ditch
Remove the shock absorber.
Disconnect the stabilizer bar link from the spring cup.
If the car is parked in a ditch, then put the car on the parking brake, put chocks under the rear wheels, lift the front of the car and place it on supports.
Install a jack (preferably hydraulic) under the spring cup and, using it to lift the cup, load the spring.
If the car is installed on a lift, then place a stable support under the spring cup and, carefully lowering the car, load the spring.
Disconnect the lower control arms from the front suspension strut.
Slowly and carefully relieve the spring by lowering the jack if the vehicle is on a ditch, or raising the vehicle if it is on a lift.
After the spring is completely unloaded, remove the jack or support.
Press down the lower arms and remove the spring with the rubber gasket.
Clean the spring from dirt and check it carefully.
If there are cracks or deformation of the coils, replace the spring. Replace the defective rubber gasket.
Installing the spring
Install a rubber gasket on the upper ground end of the spring.
When installing, the lower end of the spring should rest against the protrusion of the spring cup.
According to their stiffness, springs are divided into four groups, which are indicated by the number of notches at the lower end. The more notches, the “lighter” the spring.
Springs of the same group are installed on the car.
