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Installation Procedure

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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 mounting bracket, when assembling the unit.
  1. Install the following components to the strut:
    • The lower insulator (9)
    • The spring bumper (7)
    • The coil spring (10)
    • The upper insulator (6)
    • The spring seat (5)
    • The dust seal (4)
    • The strut mount (3)
      Fig 1: Assembling Strut Assembly
      G01516860Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  2. Mount the strut assembly into the J 34013-B  using the J 34013-88  .
    Fig 2: Installing Strut Assembly Into J 34013-B
    G01516861Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. 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.
  4. Install the strut rod piston nut and hold the strut rod, at the top, from turning.

    Tighten 

  5. Tighten the strut rod piston nut (2) to 75 N.m (55 lb ft).
  6. Install the dust cap (1).
    Fig 3: Dust Cap
    G01516862Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  7. Release the compressed coil spring (10).
  8. Remove the strut from the J 34013-B  .
  9. Install the strut assembly. Refer to STRUT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT .
    Fig 4: Removing Strut From J 34013-B
    G01516863Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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