Disassembly and Assembly

Rear Strut Assembly Disassembly and Assembly
Disassembly





1) With special tool (A) placed to spring as shown, turn special tool bolts alternately until spring tension is released. Whether it is released or not can be known by whether strut turns lightly while strut spring is held stationary.
Special Tool (A): 09940-71431





2) While keeping spring compressed with special tool as shown, remove strut nut.
Special Tool
(A): 09945-26010 (17 mm)
(B): 09900-00411
(c): 09900-00414 (6 mm)
3) Disassemble strut assembly.

Assembly





1) Compress spring with special tool (A) until total length becomes about 290 mm (11.42 inch) as shown.
Length "a": 290 mm (11.42 inch)





2) Install coil spring lower seat (2) and compressing coil spring, mate large-diameter spring end with stepped part of lower seat as shown.
3) Install bump stopper onto strut rod.
4) Install dust cover onto bump stopper.





5) Fit coil spring (rubber) seat (2) in coil spring upper seat (1), making sure that their depth matches all around. No part of rubber seat should stick out higher than upper seat.





6) Pull strut rod as far up as possible and use care not to allow it to retract into strut.
7) With "OUT" mark (3) on spring upper seat (1) and the center of strut bracket (2) aligned, place upper spring seat together with spring (rubber) seat on coil spring.





8) Put strut support (2) on spring upper seat (3).
Tighten strut nut (1) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Strut upper nut (a): 70 Nm (7.0 kgf-cm, 50.5 ft. lbs.)
9) Loosen and remove special tool (A) installed in Step 1) from compressing coil spring. While loosening special tool, recheck that stepped part of spring seat and spring end are in place to each other as described in foregoing Step 2).
Also, check to make sure that "OUT" mark on upper seat is matched with the center of strut bracket as described in Step 7).