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• Inspect the dust shield for rips and deteriora- tion. • Inspect the upper and lower spring isolators for material deterioration and distortion. • Inspect the coil spring for any sign of damage to the coating. ASSEMBLY - STRUT ASSEMBLY (FRONT) For the disassembly and assembly of the strut assembly, use strut spring compressor, Pentastar Ser- NOTE: If the coil spring has been removed from the (1) Place the coil spring in the compressor follow- ing the manufacturers instructions. Before compress- (2) Slowly compress the coil spring until enough room is available for strut assembly reassembly. (3) Install the lower spring isolator on the lower spring seat of the strut. (4) Install the strut through the bottom of the coil spring until the lower spring seat contacts the lower (5) Install the jounce bumper on the strut shaft. The jounce bumper is to be installed with the smaller (6) Install the dust shield on the strut shaft (Fig. 61). The bottom of the dust shield will snap past the (7) If disassembled, reinstall the upper spring iso- lator on the upper spring seat and bearing. (8) Install the upper spring seat and bearing on top of the coil spring. Position the notch formed into (9) Install the strut upper mount over the strut shaft and onto the top of the upper spring seat and (10) Loosely install the retaining nut on the strut shaft. Install Strut Nut Socket (on the end of a Fig. 61 Strut Assembly Components 1 - NUT Fig. 62 Coil Spring Positioning 1 - UPPER END OF COIL 2 - 30 FRONT SUSPENSION PL/SRT-4 STRUT ASSEMBLY (Continued) |