Removal and Installation

Removal Procedure





1. Remove the nuts that secure the strut assembly to the body of the vehicle.
2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
3. Remove the wheel.





4. On vehicles equipped with an antilock braking system (ABS), disconnect the ABS sensor line from the strut assembly.





5. Remove the brake line from the securing bracket on the strut assembly.





6. Disconnect the stabilizer shaft link by removing the stabilizer link-to-strut assembly nut.





7. Disconnect the steering knuckle by removing the steering knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts and the bolts.





8. Remove the strut assembly.

Installation Procedure





1. Install the strut assembly.





2. Connect the strut assembly to the steering knuckle by installing the steering knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts and the bolts.
Tighten
Tighten the steering knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts and the bolts to 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.).





3. Connect the stabilizer shaft link to the strut assembly by attaching the stabilizer link-to-strut assembly nut.
Tighten
Tighten the stabilizer link-to-strut assembly nut to 47 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).





4. Install the brake line to the securing bracket on the strut assembly.





5. On vehicles equipped with the ABS, connect the ABS sensor line to the strut assembly.
6. Install the wheel.
7. Lower the vehicle.





8. Install the nuts securing the strut assembly to the body of the vehicle.
Tighten
Tighten the strut assembly-to-body nuts to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).