FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Disassembly

Front Strut Assembly

DISASSEMBLY

1. Remove the dust cover (A) with a flat-tipped (-) screwdriver (B).





2. Open the dust cover and wipe off grease in the insulator.





3. Using the Special Tool (J38402, A-50), compress the coil spring (A) until there is only a little tension of the spring on the strut.





NOTE:
1) When compress the coil spring, do not use an impact gun.

4. Under the condition of fixed strut (A) on the vise (B), remove the front strut self-locking nut (C).





5. Remove the insulator, spring seat, coil spring and dust cover from the strut assembly