Mazda 3 since 2003
1. Operation and maintenance of the car
2. Engine
3. Transmission
4. Running gear
4.1. Wheels and tires
4.2. Suspension bracket
4.2.1. Forward suspension bracket
4.2.2. Removal, check and installation of the forward shock-absorber and spring
4.2.2.1. Removal
4.2.2.2. Check
4.2.2.3. Installation
4.2.3. Removal, check and installation of the forward stabilizer
4.2.4. Removal, check and installation of the forward top lever
4.2.5. Back suspension bracket
4.2.6. Removal, check and installation of the back shock-absorber
4.2.7. Removal and installation of a back cylindrical spring
4.2.8. Removal and installation of the back top lever
4.3. Tables
5. Steering mechanism
6. Brake system
7. Onboard electric equipment
8. Body
 









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4.2.2.1. Removal

Turn off a bolt of fastening of the sensor of speed of a wheel.
Turn off a bolt of fastening of an arm of a brake hose.
Turn off a nut of fastening of a rack of the stabilizer and a bolt of fastening of the lower part of the shock-absorber.
Remove a dynamic damper.
Turn off a bolt of fastening of a fork of the shock-absorber.
Weaken, but do not turn off finally three nuts of fastening of the top cover of a rack of the shock-absorber.
Remove the shock-absorber assembled and fix it at the special stand.
Close a spring fabric and install special devices.

Fig. 4.12. Removal of a nut of fastening of a rod of the shock-absorber


Squeeze a spring by means of adaptation and turn off a nut of fastening of a rod of the shock-absorber (fig. 4.12).

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