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Transportation Safeguards, Removing Transportation Blocks From Front Axle Struts

For vehicles with Sport suspension, transportation blocks are installed in the front axle struts. These models can be identified by a tag attached at the mirror "arrow".

Fig 1: Identification Tag Attached At Mirror
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NOTE:

Locking pieces should prevent vehicle from bouncing when being driven on to an automobile transport or railroad car and thereby become damaged.

WARNING:

The transportation blocks must always be removed before delivering the vehicle! There is a "Warning!" hang tag hanging from the rearview mirror as a reminder.

Perform the following procedure:

NOTE:

It is not necessary to remove the wheels.

Be careful not to damage surface of coil springs.

-- Relieve load on coil spring by raising vehicle on lifting platform.

-- Press transportation block -arrow- from coil spring.

Fig 2: Coil Spring Locking Piece
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