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How to Replace the Rear Shock Absorber

Model: Smart Smart 451 - Years 2007-2015
Part: Shocks

Lift the car with a jack and place something to keep it elevated for working. Remove the wheel with the appropriate spanner. Now remove the plastic cover inside the wheel arch. To do this, it is necessary to unscrew a series of bolts with the appropriate spanner as shown in the images. Using a hydraulic jack, slightly raise the wheel so that the shock absorber is not under tension. Unscrew the bolt that secures the shock absorber at the top. Remove the cover of the bolt that secures the bottom and unscrew it with the appropriate spanner. At this point, you can extract the old shock absorber from its position and replace it with the new one. The assembly operations are the same as previously seen but performed in reverse order. The car on which maintenance was performed is a Smart ForTwo.

Updated on 20 February 2026 by ScegliAuto

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