Assembly Service Point >>C<< Strut Nut Installation

Ensure that the bearing is seated correctly.
CAUTION: Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the bolt of special tool MB991237, otherwise the special tool will break.
Install special tools MB991237 and MB991238 to the strut assembly same as its removal.
While the coil spring is being compressed by the special tools, temporarily tighten the strut nut.

Fig 1: Compressing Spring
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Ensure that the arrows on the strut bracket center and the strut insulator are as shown in illustration.

Fig 2: Aligning Strut Insulator
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CAUTION: Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the strut nut, otherwise the strut nut will be damaged. Vibration of the impact wrench will cause the valve inside the strut to dropout.
Using special tool MB991681, a hexagon wrench and a pipe, tighten the strut nut to 65 +/- 5 N.m (48 +/- 4 ft-lb).

Fig 3: Tightening Strut Nut
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