Removal

REMOVAL - STRUT ASSEMBLY (REAR)
1. Raise the vehicle.
2. Remove the rear wheel and tire assembly from the vehicle.







3. If the vehicle is equipped with rear drum brakes, remove the screw securing the brake hose bracket to the rear of the strut assembly.







4. If the vehicle is equipped with the Antilock Brake System (ABS), remove the screw securing the ABS wheel speed sensor bracket to the rear of the strut assembly.
5. Remove the nut from the end of the rear stabilizer bar link bolt. Pull the bolt out through the top of the link and remove the link.







6. If the vehicle is equipped with rear disc brakes, perform the following:
- Remove the two guide pin bolts securing the front disc brake caliper to the steering knuckle.
- Remove the disc brake caliper from the knuckle and brake rotor.
- Hang the caliper out of the way using a wire hanger or cord. Do not support the caliper by letting it hang by the hydraulic hose.

CAUTION: The strut-to-knuckle attaching bolts are serrated and must not be turned during removal. Hold the bolts stationary in the steering knuckle while removing the nuts, then tap the bolts out using a pin punch.










7. Remove the two nuts and bolts attaching the strut to the rear knuckle.
8. Lower the vehicle just enough to access the luggage compartment without letting the tires touch the floor. Access to rear upper strut mount attaching bolts is through the luggage compartment.
9. Open the deck lid.
10. If equipped, remove the carpet from the top of the strut tower.







11. Loosen, but do not completely remove the 3 nuts securing the strut assembly to the strut tower. Grasp the strut assembly to keep it from moving, then remove the 3 mounting nuts at the strut tower.
12. Remove the strut assembly from the knuckle by sliding it away from the knuckle, lowering it between the two lateral arms, then tipping the top outward and removing it out through the well opening.