Volkswagen Passat 1995 Official Factory Repair Manual page 3445

Suspension strut, disassembling and assembling (four wheel drive vehicles)
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Fig. 1 Lower spring plate, installation position
1 - Lower spring plate
2 - Shock absorber eye bushing
The spring plate must be installed so that the holes
"a" align with the bushing -2- in the shock absorber
eye. Otherwise, in extreme driving situations spring
plate -1- could contact the tire.
Fig. 2 Spring seat, installation position
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