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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4.2.2.3. Installation

Temporarily establish a cylindrical spring, a protective cover and a rubber support on the shock-absorber so that the bottom edge of a cylindrical spring was located on a ledge of the lower cup of a spring.

Fig. 4.14. Marking of components of a damping rack


Mark a cylindrical spring, a protective cover and a rubber support for appropriate installation, as shown in the drawing of fig. 4.14.
Level tags of a cylindrical spring and a protective cover. Wrap up a cylindrical spring and a protective cover a piece of fabric, then install special devices.

Fig. 4.15. Compression of a cylindrical spring


Squeeze a cylindrical spring, using special devices (fig. 4.15).
Install the shock-absorber so that the bottom edge of a cylindrical spring was located on a ledge of the lower cup of a spring.
Make sure that tags on the shock-absorber and a protective cover coincide.
Establish a rubber support and a nut of a rod of the piston, then remove special devices.
Piston rod nut inhaling moment: 39,2–52,9 N · m.

Fig. 4.16. Installation of carving hairpins


Establish carving hairpins at an angle 27-33 ° concerning a stabilizer rack (the center line), towards inside of the car (fig. 4.16).

Fig. 4.17. Installation of a fork of the shock-absorber


Establish a fork of the shock-absorber and level it on tags together with a dynamic damper (fig. 4.17).
Tighten a bolt of fastening of a fork.
Install other components as it should be, the return to removal.

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