Put the car on a two-post lift

Make sure the vehicle springs and dampers are color-coded to match the parts

Unlock the steering wheel.

Disconnect the wires from the battery terminals, starting with the negative terminal.

Remove the front wheels.

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

We unscrew the retainer of the piston for fastening the cover of the upper support of the shock strut

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Removing the piston

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

Cut along the tear-off line and open the lid

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Loosen the nut securing the damper rod to the upper mount

Remove the three bolts securing the upper suspension strut to the body

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

Raise the front of the car, place it on secure stops and remove the wheel

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Unscrew the bolt securing the steering knuckle to the shock strut

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Remove the bolt together with the brake hose holder

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

If there is no special device, then, while holding the shock absorber, we knock the steering knuckle off it with hammer blows

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Remove the shock strut

Install the parts in reverse order. We tighten the nut of the upper mount of the rack on the car standing on the ground.

Shock strut repair

Details of the shock strut are shown in Figure 1.

Details of the shock absorber strut: 1 - shock absorber rod nut; 2 — the top support of a rack; 3 — a basic cup of a spring; 4 - compression buffer; 5 - shock absorber; 6 - shock absorber bracket; 7 — rubber laying of a spring; 8 - spring

Remove the shock strut as shown above.

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

Installing the Spring Compressor

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Compress the spring

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

Unscrew the stem nut while holding the stem from turning with a second wrench

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

Remove the nut

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

Remove the top support

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

Remove the support cup

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Remove the spring

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Remove the rubber gasket from the spring

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megan 2

Remove the compression buffer with a protective cover from the shock absorber rod

Replacing the front shock strut Renault Megane 2

We install the shock absorber vertically and lower it all the way and raise the stem several times

Thus, we make sure that the rod moves without dips, jams and knocks. Otherwise, replace it.

Install the parts in reverse order.

Tighten the shock strut nut with the vehicle on the ground.

Installation

Clamp the spring tool in a vise.

Remove the spring compressor.

The rest of the components are installed in the reverse order of removal.

Reattach the wheel speed sensor wires if they have been disconnected from the holder. Do not twist the brake hose.

Torque tighten:

  • - the nut of the shock absorber strut to the body (44 Nm);
  • - bolts for fastening the shock absorber to the steering knuckle (105 Nm);
  • - wheel bolts (105 Nm).