Disassembly And Reassembly

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Using a strut spring compressor, compress the coil spring (A).

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NOTE:
- To prevent peeling the paint of coil spring, cover the coil spring with a thin cloth or hose before installing strut spring compressor.
- Set the compression position of strut spring compressor correctly for coil spring not to slant when compressing the coil spring.
Using the SST (09546-3X100), loosen the self locking nut.
Tightening torque:

98.1 - 107.9 N.m (10.0 - 11.0 kgf.m, 72.3 - 79.6 lb.ft)

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NOTE: Do not reuse the self locking nut.
Remove the insulator, upper pad, bumper stopper, dust cover, coil spring and lower pad from the strut assembly.

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Reassembly is the reverse of the disassembly.