Peugeot 308: Removing - refitting : Front spring - shock absorber assembly

ESSENTIAL : Observe the safety and cleanliness recommendations .

ESSENTIAL : All personnel carrying out work on a vehicle fitted with traction batteries must have received specific electric vehicle training and be authorised to work on these vehicles (observe the regulations in force in the respective country).

1. Parts which must always be replaced

Description	Quantity (Per side)
Front spring-shock absorber assembly upper bolts	3
Bolt-nut assembly (Front hub carrier)	2
Upper nut of the front anti-roll bar rod	1

2. Tooling

Tool	Reference	Description
	[0925][CH-52540]	Strut upper centring device

3. Preliminary operations

Place the vehicle on a 2-post lift.

CAUTION : Perform the operations that are required prior to a disconnection of the ancillaries battery .

CAUTION : In the case of a vehicle with 2 batteries, carry out the specific operations for disconnecting and reconnecting the ancillaries batteries.

Disconnect the ancillaries battery or batteries (depending on equipment).

Remove :

• The front wheel bolts
• The front wheel
• The windscreen wiper arms
• The scuttle panel

4. Removing

Disconnect the connector of the wheel speed sensor (at "a").

Remove the bolts (1).

Move aside the bracket (2).

CAUTION : Risk of damage to the front body height sensor (depending on equipment).

ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAIN

Remove the front body height sensor .

INTERNAL COMBUSTION DRIVE TRAIN OR PHEV DRIVE TRAIN OR MHEV DRIVE TRAIN

Remove the front body height sensor .

Disconnect the connector of the front controlled shock absorber (at "b") (depending on equipment).

Remove the nut (3).

Move the front anti-roll bar rod (5) aside.

Remove the bolt-nut assemblies (4).

Remove the plug (6) (depending on equipment).

Remove :

• The bolts (7)
• The front spring - shock absorber assembly

5. Refitting

CAUTION : Observe the tightening torques.

INTERNAL COMBUSTION DRIVE TRAIN OR PHEV DRIVE TRAIN OR ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAIN

Tightening torques :

• Front suspension
• Wheels

MHEV DRIVE TRAIN

Tightening torques :

• Front suspension
• Wheels

Engage the front damper-spring assembly in the wheelarch.

Refit the front spring-shock absorber assembly ; Using the tool [0925 / CH-52540].

Put the new bolts (7) in place (without tightening).

Tighten the bolts (7).

Refit :

• The new bolt-nut assemblies (4)
• The front anti-roll bar rod ((5))
• The new nut (3)

Reconnect the connector of the front controlled shock absorber (at "b") (depending on equipment).

INTERNAL COMBUSTION DRIVE TRAIN OR PHEV DRIVE TRAIN OR MHEV DRIVE TRAIN

Refit :

• The front body height sensor
• The support (2)
• The 2 bolts (1)

ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAIN

Refit :

• The front body height sensor
• The support (2)
• The 2 bolts (1)

Reconnect the connector of the wheel speed sensor (at "a").

6. Additional operations

Refit :

• The front wheel
• The front wheel bolts
• The scuttle panel
• The windscreen wiper arms
• The vehicle to its wheels

CAUTION : Perform the operations that are required after reconnecting the ancillaries battery .

CAUTION : In the case of a vehicle with 2 batteries, carry out the specific operations for disconnecting and reconnecting the ancillaries batteries.

Reconnect the ancillaries battery or batteries (depending on equipment).