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»C« Self-Locking Nut Installation

  1. Check that both of the coil spring ends align with the spring sheet groove correctly.
  2. Align the strut spring sheet hole with the upper spring sheet hole.
    NOTE: Use the pipe to align the holes easily
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    CAUTION: Be careful that the hand is not pinched by the coil spring when aligning the piston rod with the hole of upper insula-tor while compressing the coil spring.
  3. While passing the strut piston rod through the hole of upper insulator by hand slowly compress the coil spring by special tool: MB991793, MB991795, MB991794 and MB991830.
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    CAUTION: The locking nut for the piston rod inside the strut may be loose. Do not use the impact wrench to loosen the self-locking nut.
  4. Use special tools MB991681 and MB991682 to tighten the self-locking nut to the specified torque:

    Tightening torque: 60 ± 9 Nm (44 ± 6 ft-lb) 

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