Rear Strut Assembly Disassembly and Assembly: Assembly
- Compress spring with special tool (A) until total length becomes about 290 mm (11.42 in.) as shown.
Compressed spring total length "a": 290 mm (11.42 in.)
- Install coil spring lower seat (2) and compressing coil spring, mate large-dia. spring end with stepped part of lower seat.
- Install bump stopper onto strut rod. For install directions, refer to REAR STRUT ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS .
- Install dust cover onto bump stopper.
- 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.
- Pull strut rod as far up as possible and use care not to allow it to retract into strut.
- 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.
- Put strut support (2) on spring upper seat (3). Tighten strut upper nut (1) to specified torque and. then apply water-proof coating (paint or lacquer) all around nut and strut rod thread.
Tightening torque Strut upper nut (a): 55 N-m (5.5 kg-m, 40.0 Ib-ft)
- Loosen and remove special tool from compressing coil spring (7). While loosening special tool, recheck that stepped part of spring lower seat (8) 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.