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Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

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CAUTION: Make sure piston rod on shock absorber is not damaged when removing components from shock absorber.
  1. Wrap a shop cloth around lower side of shock absorber and fix it in a vise.
    CAUTION: Do not set the cylindrical part of shock absorber in vise.
  2. Secure piston rod tip so that piston rod does not turn, and remove piston rod lock nut.
  3. Remove outer washer, bushing A, distance tube, mounting seal bracket, bushing B and bound bumper cover from shock absorber.
  4. Remove bound bumper from bound bumper cover.
    Fig 1: Locating Mounting Seal Bracket Bolt
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