Rear Shock Absorber With Coil Spring: Disassembly

REMOVE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY LH
1. Use a 6 mm socket hexagon wrench to secure the piston rod of the shock absorber and loosen the nut.
  NOTE:
  - Do not remove the nut.
  - Sufficiently insert the hexagon wrench.
    
    Fig 1: Loosening Nuts
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2. Attach SST to the coil spring so that the upper and lower hooks of the installed area are as wide as possible.
  SST 09727-30021 (09727-00010, 09727-00021, 09727-00031)
3. Compress the coil spring until it moves freely.
  
  Fig 2: Compressing Coil Spring
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4. Remove the nut.
5. Remove the No. 1 cushion washer, No. 1 cushion, rear spring front bracket, rear suspension support, rear coil spring insulator upper and rear No. 1 spring bumper.
  HINT:
  
  The shock absorber can be replaced without removing the No. 1 cushion and rear suspension support from the rear spring front bracket.
6. Release SST and remove it from the coil spring after removing the coil spring from the shock absorber.
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Rear Suspension Support Assembly Components
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