Removal and Installation

FRONT COIL SPRING AND SHOCK ABSORBER


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove tires with power tool.
2. Remove stabilizer connecting rod mounting nuts (upper side) with power tool, and then remove stabilizer connecting rod from transverse link.
3. Remove shock absorber mounting bolts and nuts (lower side) with power tool, and then remove shock absorber from transverse link.
4. Remove drive shaft. Exploded View.
5. Separate upper link from steering knuckle.
6. Remove the mounting nuts of shock absorber mounting bracket, then remove shock absorber assembly.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
Never tap on the ball joint cap of the stabilizer connecting rod with a hammer or a similar item when inserting the stabilizer connecting rod into the transverse link.
- Perform final tightening of bolts and nuts at the shock absorber lower side (rubber bushing), under unladen conditions with tires on level ground.