Front Strut

1. Raise and support front of vehicle and remove wheels.
2. Remove brake hose mounting bolts from damper.

Fig. 1 Front Suspension:

3. Remove damper fork pinch bolt, fork retaining bolt and the damper fork, Fig. 1.
4. Remove upper strut base mounting nuts and the strut assembly.
5. Insert upper base studs through mounting holes, ensuring alignment tab on shock body faces toward inside, then install base mounting nuts hand tight.
6. Install damper fork over drive axle and lower arm, then slide fork over lower end of shock absorber, aligning tab on shock with slot in fork.
7. Install damper fork retaining bolt and pinch bolt hand tight.
8. Position suitable jack under knuckle hub, then raise knuckle until weight of vehicle is supported by damper assembly.
9. With weight of vehicle supported by damper, tighten damper fork retaining bolt, damper fork pinch bolt and shock absorber base nuts to specifications.