3. Tighten the locknut to the speci-
fied torque.
ECA00076
c
C
Always tighten the locknut against
the adjusting nut, and then tighten
the locknut to the specified torque.
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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
a
b
1.
Special wrench
Spring preload:
Minimum (soft):
Distance A = 252 mm
Standard:
Distance A = 244 mm
Maximum (hard):
Distance A = 234 mm
1
2
a
1.
Adjusting nut
2.
Locknut
a.
Distance “A”
Spring preload
1. Loosen the locknut.
2. To increase the spring preload
and thereby harden the suspen-
sion, turn the adjusting nut in
direction
a
. To decrease the
spring preload and thereby soft-
en the suspension, turn the
adjusting nut in direction
b
.
NOTE:
8
Use the special wrench included
in the owner’s tool kit to make
the adjustment.
8
The spring preload setting is
determined by measuring dis-
tance A, shown in the illustration.
The shorter distance A is, the
higher the spring preload; the
longer distance A is, the lower
the spring preload.
Tightening torque:
Locknut:
41 Nm (4.1 m
0
kg)
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