No. Designation Qty. Removal Installation · 1 Fastemngnut 1 Before looseningth

911 Carrera (996) Rear wheel suspension, drive shafts Note: No. Designation Qty. Removal Installation 1 Fastemngnut 1 Before looseningthe fasten- Use new fastening nut. M 12 x 1.5 ing nut, tension coil spring Tighten to 58 Nm (43 with the spring clamp. ftlb.). Support at the piston rod First position the spring with a 7-mm open-ended strut mount (No.3) wrench when loosening the (Page 42 -14). nut. 2 Stop plate 1 Mount in correct position (No.2 and No.6 are iden- tical parts). 3 Spring strut mount 1 Removecompleteassem- The mounts for the right bly (mountwith interme- and left sides are identi- diate part~o. 9 and spring cal parts. plateNo. 10). Position the mount before tightening the fastening nut No.1 (Page 42-14). 4 Intermediate part 1 Observe allocation (compensation part) (Page 42 -11/12). Join in correct position with spring plate No.5 5 Spring plate 1 6 Stop plate 1 Mount in correct position (No.2 and No.6 are iden- tical parts). Washer 1 8 Additional spring 1 Mount on protective bel- lows (No.9) q Protective bellows 1 10 Coil spring 1 Observe allocation as per Spare Parts Catalogue. 42 Disassembling and assembling rear spring strut 42-9 Printed in Germany, 1997 996427