0 AS-5143 Arnott New Front Air Strut Tesla Model X (5YJX) w/o Adaptive Damping

FRONT STRUT REMOVAL

Use an appropriate jack to support the lower control arm and knuckle. Adjust as needed during the removal and installation process.

1 Raise the vehicle.

2 Deflate and disable the air suspension according to the manufacturer's specifications.

3 Remove the three (3) trunk panels. (Figures 1, 2)

4 Remove the weather strip and unclip the two (2) cargo lights from within the trunk liner. (Figures 3, 4)

5 Remove the trunk liner. (Figure 5)

6 Remove the bolts securing the trunk. Then, remove the trunk and filter. (Figures 6, 7, 8, 9)

7 If replacing the driver's side strut, remove the fuse box housing mounting bolts and carefully move the housing box to the side to gain access to the strut tower. (Figures 10, 11)

8 Disconnect the air fitting from the top of the strut. (Figure 12)

9 Remove the front wheel and, if needed, the wheel well liner. (Figure 13)

10 Unclip the ABS wire from the brackets. (Figure 14)

11 Remove the bracket for the brake line from the back side of the clevis. (Figure 15)

12 Remove the bolt connecting the upper control arm to the knuckle. (Figures 16, 17)

13 Remove the sway-bar-to-knuckle nut and move the sway bar aside. (Figures 18, 19)

14 Remove the bolt connecting the clevis to the lower control arm. (Figures 20, 21)

15 Remove the clevis pinch bolt. (Figures 22, 23)

16 Use an appropriate clevis spreader tool and remove the clevis from the bottom of the strut. (Figure 24)

17 Holding on to the strut from below, remove the three upper mounting nuts. (Figure 25)

18 Remove the strut from the vehicle. (Figure 26)

NEW FRONT STRUT INSTALLATION

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

1 Position the strut into the vehicle. (Figure 27)

2 Loosely thread the three (3) upper mounting nuts, but do not tighten yet.

3 Install the clevis onto the bottom of the strut and install the pinch bolt. (Figures 28, 29)

4 Install the clevis-to-lower-control-arm bolt. (Figure 30)

5 Install the upper control arm bolt. (Figure 31)

6 Reattach the brake line bracket to the clevis.

7 Reattach the ABS wire to the brackets.

8 Tighten the upper mounting nuts to the manufacturer's specifications.

9 Remove the OE air line fitting. (Figures 32, 33)

10 Remove the shipping pin and install the air line. (Figures 34, 35)

11 Follow the manufacturer’s specifications for enabling and inflating the air suspension system.

12 Install the wheel and wheel well liner.

13 Lower the vehicle.

14 If replacing the driver's side strut, reinstall the fuse box housing mounting bolts. (Figure 36)

15 Reassemble the trunk by first installing the filter. (Figure 37)

16 Install the trunk and trunk bolts. (Figure 38)

17 Install the trunk liner and reclip the cargo lights. (Figures 39, 40)

18 Install the liner, weather strip, and three trunk panels. (Figures 41, 42)

19 New strut installation complete.