Replacing the front struts, springs and supports on the Priore

The main problem of the front suspension, which many owners of over 80-100 thousand kilometers have to face, is the wear of the front struts. Because of this, extraneous knocks appear in the suspension and often oil drips near the stem. In this case, you have to change the entire rack assembly. You can also check the rest of the suspension, such as the journal bearings, the bearings themselves, and the springs.

In order to carry out repairs on our own in a garage, we need the following tool:

• balloon wrench
• pry hammer
• 9 open-end wrench and 22 union wrench to unscrew the upper rack nut
• jack, more convenient rolling
• pliers
• keys for 17 and 19, as well as heads with a crank
• 13 head with ratchet
• penetrating grease and spring ties

As for the screeds, the most convenient will be reinforced options that have two grips on each side, for example, as in the photo below:

So, first of all, when the car is still on wheels, and not raised, it is necessary to unscrew the upper nut securing the rack to the support, but not completely, but simply loosen it.

After that, you can raise the front of the car with a jack and remove the wheel:

Now you need to remove the brake hose from its engagement on the rack, as shown in the photo below:

And you can immediately spray the rack mounting nuts from below:

Next, you can unscrew the nut of the ball pin of the steering tip, after removing the cotter pin with pliers:

And using a special puller or a pry bar with a hammer, we press out the tip from the steering knuckle:

And we proceed to unscrewing the lower fastening nuts:

If the bolts cannot be removed, then you can gently knock them out with a hammer through a wooden spacer:

Then you can unscrew the support fastening nuts:

And now you can detach the stand from the lever from below:

And finally we take out the entire model assembly:

Then you can start parsing the module. To do this, it is necessary to tighten the spring to the required moment:

And then unscrew the top nut to the end:

As you can see, now you can remove the support without any problems:

Also, the bearing, if not removed as an assembly with a support, and after that you can remove the spring:

And it remains to remove the bump stop and the protective casing:

Now you can take a new rack and install all the removed parts in the reverse order. It should also be assembled using spring ties. After the final installation, it is imperative to make the camber of the front wheels.

Rack prices for Priora differ significantly and range from 2500 to 6000 rubles for a pair of front ones.