To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when unscrewing the bolts.
Step 14
Remove the wheel.
Step 15
Remove the axle nut cotter pin. Use a crowbar.
Step 16
Clean the fastener of the driveshaft. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 17
Loosen the fastener of the driveshaft. Use a drive socket #32. Use a tap wrench.
Step 18
Clean the stabiliser link fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 19
Unscrew the fastener connecting the stabilizer link to the shock strut. Use a drive socket #17.
Step 20
Remove the stabilizer rod.
Step 21
Clean the fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 22
Unscrew the lower fastener connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #16. Use a tap wrench.
Step 23
Clean all joints of the arm. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 24
Unscrew the ball joint fastening to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a combination spanner #17. Use a tap wrench.
Step 25
Remove the fastening bolt. Use a pin punch. Use a hammer.
Step 26
Disconnect the ball joint from the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar.
Step 27
Remove the drive shaft. Use a pin punch. Use a hammer.
Step 28
Prop up the steering knuckle. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
Step 29
Clean the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 30
Remove the fastening bolt. Use a flat metal-working chisel. Use a hammer.
Step 31
Release the lower fastener connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a flat metal-working chisel. Use a hammer.
Step 32
Lower the hydraulic transmission jack by 10-15 cm.
AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: coil springs – Citroen Xsara Picasso. Lower the transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging components and mechanisms.
Step 33
Disconnect the steering knuckle from the shock absorber strut.
Step 34
Unscrew the top fastening of the shock strut mount. Use a drive socket #14.
AUTODOC recommends:
Important! Hold the suspension strut while unscrewing the fastening bolts. Citroen Xsara Picasso
Step 35
Remove the suspension strut.
Step 36
Set the shock absorber strut on the spring compressor tool.
Replacement: coil springs – Citroen Xsara Picasso. Tip from AUTODOC experts:
Note that when using a spring compressor, spring coils need to be securely gripped, compressing the spring on the opposite sides.Ensure the correct position of the spring in the retainer.Make sure that the spring coils tightly entered the lock handles.
Step 37
Compress the spring.
Step 38
Remove the strut piston rod nut. Use a combination spanner #22. Use HEX No.H7. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 39
Remove the top strut mount.
Step 40
Release the coil spring.
Step 41
Remove the spring.
Step 42
Remove the shock absorber dust cap and the bump stop.
AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: coil springs – Citroen Xsara Picasso. Carefully inspect the mount, the boot, and the bump stop of the shock absorber. Replace if necessary.
Step 43
Install the boot and a bump stop onto the shock absorber.
Step 44
Install the spring on the shock absorber.
Step 45
Compress the spring.
Step 46
Install the upper strut mount and the strut mount bearing.
Step 47
Tighten the shock strut piston rod nut. Use a drive socket #22. Use HEX No.H7. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 49 Nm torque.
Check to make sure the spring is positioned correctly. Avoid its misalignment.
Step 48
Decompress the spring.
Step 49
Remove the assembled shock strut.
Step 50
Install the shock strut into the wheel arch.
Step 51
Screw the top fastening of the shock strut mount. Do not tighten it.
AUTODOC recommends:
Citroen Xsara Picasso – To avoid injury, hold the suspension strut while screwing in the fastening bolts.
Step 52
Fix the shock absorber strut on the steering knuckle.
Step 53
Install the fastening bolt. Use a hammer.
Step 54
Screw in the fastener that connects the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #16.
Step 55
Clean the splines of the drive shaft CV joint. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 56
Remove the support from under the steering knuckle.
Replacement: coil springs – Citroen Xsara Picasso. Tip from AUTODOC:
Lower the hydraulic transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging assemblies and mechanisms.
Step 57
Install the drive shaft.
Step 58
Clean the ball joint mounting seat. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 59
Connect the ball joint to the steering knuckle.
Step 60
Install the fastening bolt. Use a hammer.
Step 61
Tighten the ball joint fastener. Use a drive socket #17. Use a combination spanner #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 44 Nm torque.
Step 62
Ιnstall the transverse stabilizer link.
Step 63
Tighten the fastener connecting the stabilizer link to the shock strut. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 40 Nm torque.
Step 64
Tighten the drive shaft nut. Use a drive socket #32. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 245 Nm torque.
Step 65
Install the axle nut cotter pin. Use a crowbar.
Step 66
Tighten the lower fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #16. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 45 Nm torque.
Step 67
Treat the shock strut fasteners. Treat all joints of the arm. Use copper grease.
Step 68
Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use copper grease.
Step 69
Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.
AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: coil springs – Citroen Xsara Picasso. After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
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