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Front Strut: Disassembly

  1. Remove the strut assembly.
  2. Fasten the strut assembly to the Spring Compressor (KM-329-A). Make sure the hooks are seated on the strut spring properly. See Fig 1.
  3. Compress the front spring with the spring compressor.
  4. Remove the dust cover from the bearing assembly.
  5. Fix the strut mounting with bite and remove the piston rod nut. See Fig 2.
  6. Remove the upper strut mount, the mount bearing, the upper spring seat, the upper spring insulator, the hollow bumper, and the piston rod boot. See Figure.
    CAUTION: Record the position of the front spring seat relative to the strut assembly-to-knuckle bracket Place the front spring locator back in the same position during assembly.
  7. Release the spring.
  8. Remove the spring and the lower spring insulator. See Fig 3.
Fig 1: Mounting Strut Assembly In Spring Compressor
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Fig 2: Removing/Installing Upper Strut Mount
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Fig 3: Removing Spring & Insulator
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