Aston Martin V8 Vantage Workshop Manual page 168

Rear Damper-Pair-Renew
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
Item
Rear Damper-Pair-Renew
Removal
1. Raise vehicle on ramp.
2. Remove road wheel(s).
3. Remove LH rear wheel arch liner (see Workshop
Manual procedure 01.02.HB Wheel Arch Liner - Rear -
RH - Renew)
4. Remove RH wheel arch liner (see Workshop Manual
procedure 01.02.JB Wheel Arch Liner - Rear - LH -
Renew).
5. Remove bolt securing fuel filler pipe bracket to damper
mounting plate.
6. Remove nut securing fuel filler pipe to body and tie filler
pipe aside.
7. Disconnect ABS sensor multiplug.
8. Release sensor harness clips (x2) from toe control arm.
9. Remove bolts (x2) each side from handbrake calliper to
rear hub.
10. Release calliper and position aside.
11. Remove nuts and bolts both sides from toe control arms.
12. Remove nuts and bolts each side from lower damper
mountings.
13. Remove bolts (x4) each side from damper upper
mounting.
14. Remove spring and damper assembly.
15. Remove nuts (x3) each side from damper to mounting
plates and remove mounting plates.
16. Position spring compressor to spring and compress
spring.
17. Hold damper shaft and remove top mounting retaining
nut.
18. Remove top mounting and spring assembly.
19. Remove dust shield, rebound bumper and spring seat
flange.
Installation
1. Clean spring, spring seat flange, rebound bumper, dust
shield and top mounting.
2. Install spring seat flange, rebound bumper and dust
shield onto damper.
3. Install spring and top mounting and fit and tighten
retaining nut.
4. Remove spring compressor.
5. Position mounting plate to damper and torque tighten
retaining nuts (x3).
6. Install spring and damper assembly and torque tighten
upper bolts (x4) each side.
7. Install damper assembly to lower arm each side and
torque tighten nuts and bolts.
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8. Position fuel filler pipe to body and install and tighten
nut.
9. Position fuel filler pipe and install and tighten bolt.
Code
10. Position toe control arm each side and install and torque
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tighten nuts and bolts.
11. Position handbrake callipers each side, install bolts (x2)
each side and tighten bolts to the correct torque.
12. Connect ABS sensor multiplugs each side.
13. Install clips (x2) each side from sensor harness to toe
control arms.
14. Install LH wheel arch liner (see Workshop Manual
procedure 01.02.HB Wheel Arch Liner - Rear - RH -
Renew).
15. Install RH wheel arch liner (see Workshop Manual
procedure 01.02.JB Wheel Arch Liner - Rear - LH -
Renew)
16. Install road wheel(s).
17. Lower vehicle on ramp.
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