Front Shock Absorber With Coil Spring: Reassembly

INSTALL STRUT MOUNTING BEARING
1. Using a brass bar and press, install the strut mounting bearing onto the coil spring seat upper.
  NOTE: The strut mounting bearing must be securely installed.
  
  Fig 1: Pressing Strut Mounting Bearing
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INSTALL FRONT COIL SPRING
1. Using SST, compress the coil spring.
  SST 09727-30021 (09727-00010, 09727-00021, 09727-00031)
  
  NOTE: Do not use an impact wrench. It will damage SST.
2. Install the coil spring onto the shock absorber.
  NOTE: A spring of a smaller diameter should be installed in the upward direction.
  
  Fig 2: Installing Coil Spring Onto Shock Absorber
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  HINT:
  
  Fit the lower end of the coil spring into the gap of the absorber lower seat.
INSTALL FRONT UPPER COIL SPRING INSULATOR
INSTALL FRONT SPRING BUMPER
1. Install the spring bumper onto the upper coil spring seat with the air discharge groove of the spring bumper and the rib portion of the upper coil spring seat aligned.
  NOTE: Securely insert the spring bumper into the upper coil spring seat.
  
  Fig 3: Inserting Spring Bumper Into Upper Coil Spring Seat
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INSTALL FRONT UPPER COIL SPRING SEAT
1. Install the upper coil spring seat with the strut mounting bearing and spring bumper onto the shock absorber.
INSTALL FRONT SUPPORT TO FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER NUT
1. Provisionally tighten a new nut.
2. Remove SST from the front coil spring.
  NOTE: Do not use an impact wrench. It will damage SST.
3. Using a socket hexagon wrench 6, fix the shock absorber rod and tighten the nut.
  Torque: 33 N*m (340 kgf*cm, 25 ft.*lbf)
INSTALL FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT SUB-ASSEMBLY

Fig 4: Fixing Shock Absorber Rod & Loosen Nut
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