0 AS-3405 New Front Left Eibach Air Strut BMW 7 Series (G11/G12 Chassis, w/AWD) 150

AIR STRUT REMOVAL

1 Set steering to straight ahead.

2 Raise vehicle.

3 Remove front left wheel. (Figure 1)

4 Disconnect the air line from the strut. (Figures 2, 3)

5 Disconnect and unroute the two (2) electrical connections to the strut. (Figures 4, 5)

6 Disconnect the control arm spindle from wheel carrier assembly. (Figures 6, 7)

7 Remove the sway bar end link nut and disconnect the end link. (Figures 8, 9)

8 Remove the bolt from the bottom strut clevis mount. (Figures 10, 11)

9 Remove the clevis mount pinch bolt to free the strut bottom mount. (Figures 12, 13)

10 Remove the lower clevis mount from the bottom of the strut. (Figure 14)

11 Locate and remove the three (3) strut top mount bolts. (Figures 15, 16)

12 Remove the lower clevis mount from the bottom of the strut. (Figure 17)

13 Removal complete.

AIR STRUT INSTALLATION

Tighten all nuts and bolts to manufacturer’s specifications during the installation process.

1 Prep the new air strut for installation by removing the silver threaded shipping plug, installing the provided VOSS fitting, and removing the white shipping pin. (Figures 18, 19, 20, 21)

2 Align the lower clevis mount on to the lower mount of the new strut. (Figure 22)

3 Install the new Arnott strut on to the vehicle. (Figure 23)

4 Install the three new top mount screws and washers. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 24)

5 Install the clevis mount pinch bolt and tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figures 25, 26)

6 Install the bottom mount strut bolt. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figures 27, 28)

7 Install the sway bar end link nut and tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 29)

8 Reconnect the control arm spindle to the wheel carrier assembly. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figures 30, 31)

9 Connect and route the strut electrical connections. (Figures 32, 33)

10 Prepare air line by removing old VOSS fitting using the figure below as an example. (Figure 34)

REMOVAL

Prior to inserting the existing air line into the new air strut you will need to remove the old original equipment air line fitting and discard.

SCRATCHES AND/OR DEEP CUTS IN THE AIR LINE CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE LEAKS. INSPECT THE AIR LINE BEFORE INSERTION. AIR LINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IF DAMAGED.

FIGURE 34

11 Insert air line into strut VOSS fitting. Press air line in firmly until it is seated. (Figure 35)

12 Reinstall wheel.

13 Lower the vehicle.

14 Installation complete.