Front
STRUT ASSEMBLYSTRUT ASSEMBLY (Front):
REMOVAL
1. Remove the front wheel.
2. Detach the brake hose bracket from the strut assembly.
NOTE: Do not pry or force the components excessively.
3. Remove the strut upper mounting nuts(3).
4. Remove the strut lower knuckle mounting bolts(2).
5. Remove the strut assembly.
6. Installation is the reverse of removal.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove the insulator dust cover with a flat-tip screw driver.
2. Using the Special Tool(J38402), compress the coil spring until there is only a little tension on the strut.
NOTE: Do not use an impact gun.
3. Remove the lock-nut at the top end of the shock absorber.
4. Remove the strut insulator, spring seat assembly, coil spring and strut dust cover.
INSPECTION
1. Check the strut insulator bearing for wear or damage.
2. Check the rubber parts (Insulator dust cover, Strut insulator, Spring seat assembly, Strut dust cover, Spring lower pad) for damage or deterioration.
3. Check the coil spring for sagging and weakness.
4. Reassemble all the parts except for the coil spring.
5. Repeat pushing and pulling of the damper assembly as shown.
6. Check for smooth operation through a full stroke. If there is no compression, no extension, and the gas is leaking, it is strongly recommended that the damper should be replaced.
REASSEMBLY
1. Install the spring lower pad with the protrusions fitted in the holes of the spring lower seat.
2. Install the strut dust cover on the shock absorber
3. Using Special Tool(J38402, A-42), compress the coil spring.
After the spring is fully compressed, install it on the shock absorber.
NOTE: Install the coil spring with the identification color mark facing toward the knuckles
4. After fully extending the piston rod, install the spring seat assembly and the strut insulator.
NOTE: Align the D-shaped hole in the spring seat assembly with the indentation on the piston rod.
5. After having correctly seated the upper and lower ends of the coil spring in the upper and lower spring seat grooves, install the new self-locking nut but do not tighten it.
6. Remove the Special Tool (J38402, A-42.
7. Tighten the self-locking nut to the specified torque.
Tightening torque.........................60 - 70 Nm (600 - 700 kg-cm, 43-51 ft. lbs.)
8. Pack grease in the strut insulator bearing and install the insulator dust cover.
CAUTION: Make sure that no grease is an the insulator rubber.