| | TO REGISTER | SIGN IN » CURRENT > NEWSLETTER > EXPERT TIP SHOCK ABSORBER CHANGE GEDORE Automotive EXPERTS TIP REPLACING THE SHOCK ABSORBER "Efficient shock absorber change without wheel alignment" The axle designs of modern vehicles are becoming more and more demanding and complex. For example, the shape and length of the spiral spring has changed significantly over the years. More and more spiral springs are being installed with a small number of spring coils. In the event of repairs, this development of the axle construction entails a lot of work and, if necessary, an axle measurement. Work on the front axle, such as changing the shock absorber, is therefore becoming more and more time-consuming and costly. For this reason, we have developed a spring preload device KL-0029-10, which enables safe and professional removal and installation of the shock absorber from the vehicle. The pretensioning is not done by engaging the spring, as is conventional, but by the upper and lower spring plates. Through this measure, the entire strut is tensioned to a minimum, which is not possible with the other tensioning methods. With the new vehicles from the Volkswagen Group, which are based on the MQB platform, this clamping method is necessary in order to remove the shock absorber without loosening the wishbone, the cardan shaft, the guide joint or the tie rod joint. Only the clamp screw connection, the stabilizer strut on the shock absorber and the upper fastening screws of the shock absorber have to be loosened. The spring strut is pre-tensioned with the pre-tensioning device so that it can easily be removed from the axle or reinstalled. A spring tensioning device, e.g. KL-5501, is required to dismantle the dismantled shock absorber. The spring preload device KL-0029-10 is suitable for the current and new VW-Audi, Seat and Skoda MQB platform vehicles such as Audi A1 (AU216) and A3 (PQ35) as well as for Audi TT, Q3, VW Golf V, Golf VI , Passat 3C, Tiguan, UP etc. GEDORE Automotive GmbH Breslauerstr. 41 - 78166 Donaueschingen - GERMANY Tel .: +49 (0) 771/8 32 23-0 - Fax: +49 (0) 771/8 32 23-90 E-Mail: info@gedore-automotive.com - Internet: www.gedore-automotive.com Print version In our newsletters, we attach great importance to providing interesting technical information for workshop practice, which, when printed out as a collective work, should result in a reference work. Of course, we will occasionally also examine our products in this context. Contact us here and benefit in the future from our specialist knowledge of all aspects of workshop operation. Copyright (c) 2016 GEDORE Automotive GmbH