Installation Procedure

NOTE: Care should be taken to avoid chipping or cracking the spring coating when handling the front suspension coil spring. Failure to observe this notice may result in spring breakage.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that the spring seat "flat spot" faces outboard toward the strut mounting bracket, while the strut mount "flat spot" faces inboard away from the strut mounting bracket, when assembling the unit.

Install the following components to the strut:
1. 1.1. The lower insulator (9)
2. 1.2. The spring bumper (7)
3. 1.3. The coil spring (10)
4. 1.4. The upper insulator (6)
5. 1.5. The spring seat (5)
6. 1.6. The dust seal (4)
7. 1.7. The strut mount (3)
Fig 1: Installing Sequence Of Strut Components
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Mount the strut assembly into the J 34013-B using the J 34013-88 .

Fig 2: Compressing Coil Spring
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Identify the orientation of the spring seat (1), the strut mount (3), then compress the coil spring.
NOTE: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE in Cautions and Notices.
Install the strut rod piston nut and hold the strut rod, at the top, from turning.
Tighten

Tighten the strut rod piston nut (2) to 75 N.m (55 lb ft).
Install the dust cap (1).
Release the compressed coil spring.

Fig 3: Installing Dust Cap & Piston Nut
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Remove the strut (2) from the J 34013-B
Install the strut assembly. Refer to STRUT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT .

Fig 4: Removing Strut
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