Removal of the front shock absorber assy
Precaution: Before the procedure below, the
careless pull may lead the disconnection of
the harness if the ABS vehicle speed sensor is
not removed first. Therefore, before the
following procedure, remove the ABS vehicle
speed sensor (the axle side) first and fix it in
a proper position in order to keep the sensor
untouched during the vehicle maintaining.
----Remove the wheel. Then loosen the joint
bolt of the propeller shaft and the brake
disc.
----Use the special socket wrench to remove the
joint bolt of the shock absorber strut and
the steering knuckle arm. (shown as the
illustration)
----Use special purpose tools to remove and
install the shock absorber coil spring.
(shown as the illustration) During the
removal, push down the vibration isolator
assy of the coil spring by puller first,
compress the coil spring, and then loosen
the piston rod nut to release the tension of
the coil spring.
Caution: The removal of the piston rod nut is
extremely dangerous, because the shock
absorber and the spring will burst out under
tremendous pressure which could cause
injury or even death. Please make sure the
shock absorber is fixed properly before the
removal of the piston rod nut.
Installation of the front shock absorber
(refer to the installation illustration of the
front strut assy)
----Assemble the front cover dust 2 with the
front bumper block 3, and then cover them
onto the piston rod of the front shock
absorber 1.
Illustration. The installation
of front
strut assy
1-Front shock absorber assy
2-Front dust cover
3-Front bumper block
4-Slotted nut 40N•m
5-Bearing and vibration isolator assy
6-Front spring top tray
7-Washer 8-Front coil spring
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