Reassembly

SUSPENSION: FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER WITH COIL SPRING: REASSEMBLY

REASSEMBLY





1. INSTALL STRUT MOUNTING BEARING
(a) Using a brass bar and press, install the strut mounting bearing onto the coil spring seat upper.
NOTE: The strut mounting bearing must be securely installed.





2. INSTALL FRONT COIL SPRING
(a) Using SST, compress the coil spring.
SST: 09727-30021
09727-00010
09727-00021
09727-00031
NOTE: Do not use an impact wrench. It will damage SST.

(b) Install the coil spring onto the shock absorber.
NOTE: A spring of a smaller diameter should be installed in the upward direction.
HINT: Fit the lower end of the coil spring into the gap of the absorber lower seat.

3. INSTALL FRONT COIL SPRING UPPER INSULATOR






4. INSTALL FRONT SPRING BUMPER
(a) Install the spring bumper onto the coil spring seat upper with the air discharge groove of the spring bumper and the rib portion of the coil spring seat upper aligned.
NOTE: Securely insert the spring bumper into the coil spring seat upper.

5. INSTALL FRONT COIL SPRING UPPER SEAT
(a) Install the coil spring seat upper with the strut mounting bearing and spring bumper onto the shock absorber.
6. INSTALL FRONT SUPPORT TO FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER NUT
(a) Provisionally tighten a new nut.
(b) Remove SST from the front coil spring.
NOTE: Do not use an impact wrench. It will damage SST.





(c) Using a socket hexagon wrench 6, fix the shock absorber rod and tighten the nut.
Torque: 33 Nm (340 kgf-cm, 25 ft-lbf)
7. INSTALL FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT SUB-ASSEMBLY