Removal - Strut Assembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan, 2004 Dodge Caravan, and 2004 Chrysler Town & Country. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
DO NOT REMOVE THE NUT FROM THE STRUT ROD WHILE STRUT ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE, OR BEFORE STRUT ASSEMBLY SPRING IS COMPRESSED.
- Raise the vehicle. See JACKING & HOISTING .
- Remove the wheel and tire assembly from location on front of vehicle requiring strut removal.
- If both strut assemblies are to be removed, mark the strut assemblies right or left according to which side of the vehicle they were removed from.
- Remove the hydraulic brake hose routing bracket and the speed sensor cable routing bracket from the strut damper brackets (See Fig 1
).CAUTION: When removing the nut from the stud of the stabilizer bar link, do not allow the stud to rotate in it's socket. Hold the stud from rotating by placing an open-end wrench on the flat machined into the stud (See Fig 2 ).
- Remove the stabilizer bar link from the bracket on the strut assembly (See Fig 2
). To do so, place an open-end wrench on the flat machined into the link's mounting stud, then remove the nut while holding the wrench in place. Push the stud out of the bracket.CAUTION: The steering knuckle to strut assembly attaching bolts are serrated and must not be turned during removal. Remove nuts while holding bolts stationary in the steering knuckles.
- Remove the 2 strut assembly clevis bracket to steering knuckle attaching bolts (See Fig 3 ).
- Remove the 3 nuts attaching the strut assembly upper mount to the strut tower (See Fig 4 ) and remove the strut assembly from the vehicle.
- To disassemble the strut assembly, (Refer to DISASSEMBLY - STRUT ASSEMBLY ).