Disassembly and Assembly

DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY

DISASSEMBLY SERVICE POINT
[[A]] SELF-LOCKING NUT REMOVAL





CAUTION:
^ To hold the coil spring securely, install special tools MB991237 and MB991239 evenly, and so that the space between both arms of the special tool will be maximum within the installation range.
^ Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the bolt of special tool MB991237. It will break the special tool.

1. Use special tools MB991237 and MB991239 to compress the coil spring.





WARNING: Do not use an impact wrench to remove the self-locking nut. Vibration of the impact wrench will cause special tools MB991237 and MB991239 to slip. This is dangerous.

2. While holding the piston rod, remove the self-locking nut.

REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
]]A[[ COIL SPRING INSTALLATION

CAUTION: Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the bolt of special tool MB991237. It will break the special tool.





1. Use special tools MB991237 and MB991239 to compress the coil spring, and install it to the spring seat of the shock absorber.
2. Align the end of the coil spring with the stepped section of the spring seat of the shock absorber.

]]B[[ UPPER SPRING PAD INSTALLATION
Align the stepped section of the upper spring pad with the end of the coil spring, and install the upper spring pad.

]]C[[ BRACKET ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION
Install the bracket assembly so that the lower bushing inner pipe of the shock absorber and the line between the bracket mounting bolts are straight when looking from above.

]]D[[ SELF-LOCKING NUT INSTALLATION
1. Temporarily tighten the self-locking nut.

CAUTION: Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the self-locking nut, otherwise the self-locking nut will be damaged.

2. Remove special tools MB991237 and MB991239, and then tighten the self-locking nut to 25 ± 5 Nm (19 ± 3 ft. lbs.).