Front Strut: Disassembly
- Remove the strut assembly.
- 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.
- Compress the front spring with the spring compressor.
- Remove the dust cover from the bearing assembly.
- Fix the strut mounting with bite and remove the piston rod nut. See Fig 2.
- 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.
- Release the spring.
- Remove the spring and the lower spring insulator. See Fig 3.