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FRONT SUSPENSION - Spring and Strut Assembly
Removal and Installation
Remove tension rod nuts and knuckle arm
fixing bolts
Make sure brake hose is secure and not twisted.
Disassembly
Avoid dirt and dust getting inside strut.
Compress spring so as to permit turning of
strut mounting insulator by hand I
SFA571
Remove piston rod lock nut so as not to darn-
age piston rod / /
Remove gland packing with Tool Retract
piston rod
by pushing it down until it bottoms.
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ST35652000 1 SFA573
Slowly withdraw piston rod from cylinder
together with piston guide.
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TRANSVERSE LINK AND LOWER BALL JOINT
Removal ar
Separate knuckle arm from tie-rod using Tool.
SFA575
Separate knuckle arm from strut. Remove
stabilizer, tension rod and transverse link
SFA576
Separate ball joint from knuckle arm using
press
SFA577
Installation
To install transverse link, first temporarily
tighten nuts securing transverse
link spindle
which connects transverse
link to suspension
cross member.
Final tightening should be carried out at curb
weight with tires
on ground.
Make sure mating surface of bushing
is clean
and free from oil and grease.
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ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBER
rStwt assembly
31 -42 (3 2 -4.3,23- 31)
(Without Tool1
P~rton rod lock nut
69 .88 (7 .9.51 .651
Strut mounting tnsulator
Strut mounting bearing m
31 -42 (3 2 -4.3.23- 31)
Strut mounting tnsulator
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Shock
absorber
Oust seal
Upper seat
Bound bumper
I e- Dust cover
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SA589
Removal ar
CAUTION:
Keep water and dust away from connector.
Disconnect connector grlpplng
on both sides of
sub-harness connector.
Installation
Remove tenslon rod nuts and knuckle arm
fixing bolts.
SFA570
Make sure brake hose IS secure and not twisted.
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