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Strut Assembly Removal and Installation: Installation

  1. Install the strut assembly.
    Fig 1: Identifying Strut Assembly
    G04716808Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  2. Connect the strut assembly to the steering knuckle by installing the steering knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts and the bolts.

    Tighten: 

    Tighten the steering knuckle-to-strut assembly nuts and the bolts to 120 N.m (89 lb-ft).

    Fig 2: Identifying Strut Assembly Bolts And Nuts
    G04716810Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  3. Connect the stabilizer shaft link to the strut assembly by attaching the stabilizer link-to-strut assembly nut.

    Tighten: 

    Tighten the stabilizer link-to-strut assembly nut to 47 N.m (35 lb-ft).

  4. Install the brake line to the securing bracket on the strut assembly.
  5. On vehicles equipped with the ABS, connect the ABS sensor line to the strut assembly.
    Fig 3: Identifying Stabilizer Shaft-To-Stabilizer Link Nut
    G04716781Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  6. Install the wheel. Refer to WHEEL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
  7. Lower the vehicle.
  8. Install the nuts securing the strut assembly to the body of the vehicle.

    Tighten: 

    Tighten the strut assembly-to-body nuts to 65 N.m (48 lb-ft).

    Fig 4: Identifying Strut Upper Cap And Nut
    G04716804Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.