Removal And Installation: Strut

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Removing

-- Remove plenum chamber bulkhead. Refer to Description and Operation .

-- Remove bolt -arrow- in plenum chamber.

Fig 1: Identifying Plenum Chamber Bolt

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-- Remove steering column. Refer to STEERING COLUMN .

-- Remove bolts -1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Strut And Bolts

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-- Remove bolt -2- and remove strut -3-.

Installing

-- Secure strut to body to do this, tighten bolt -arrow-.

Fig 3: Identifying Plenum Chamber Bolt

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-- Install the bolt -2- and tighten.

Fig 4: Identifying Strut And Bolts

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-- Tighten bolts -1- for strut -3-.

-- Install steering column STEERING COLUMN .

-- Install plenum chamber bulkhead. Refer to Description and Operation .

-- Perform basic setting on the Steering Angle Sensor -G85- using the Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System VAS 5051B.

Tightening Specifications

Component	Tightening Specifications
Strut to mounting bracket	20 Nm
Frequency damper to body	20 Nm