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Disassembly and Assembly

Front Upper Suspension / Shock Absorber, Coil Spring, Suspension Arm:





DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove suspension support and coil spring, as follows:





a. Using Special Service Tool (SST) 09727 - 30021 or equivalent, compress the coil spring.

NOTICE: Do not use an impact wrench, it will damage the SST.

b. Install the nut and bolt to the lower part of the shock absorber and secure it in a vise.
c. Remove the suspension support center nut.
d. Remove the suspension support and coil spring.

2. Remove insulator from suspension support.




ASSEMBLY
1. Install insulator to suspension support.





NOTE: Match the bolt of the suspension support with the cut-out part of the insulator.

2. Install coil spring to shock absorber, as follows:





a. Using Special Service Tool (SST) 09727 - 30021 or equivalent, compress the coil spring.

NOTICE: Do not use an impact wrench, it will damage the SST.

b. Install the coil spring to the shock absorber.

NOTE: Fit the lower end of the coil spring into the gap of the spring seat of the shock absorber.

3. Install suspension support, as follows:
a. Install the suspension support to the rod.
b. Temporarily tighten a new nut.





c. Turn the suspension support so that one of the bolts on the suspension support faces the same direction, as shown in the illustration.

NOTE: Align the bolt so that a line drawn between the rod and the bolt would be 90° to the direction of the lower bushing.

d. Remove the SST.

NOTE: After removing the SST, again check the direction of the suspension support.