Repair Procedures: Disassembly

Compress the coil spring with a strut spring compressor. Do not compress the spring excessively.
Remove the lock nut (B) after removing the cover (A).
Tightening torque:

24.5 ~ 29.4N.m (2.5 ~ 3.0kgf.m, 14.5 ~ 18.1 lb-ft)

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Gradually turn the bolt on the spring compressor to slowly release the tension from the spring. Then, disconnect the components.
Reassembly is in the reverse order of disassembly.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse the self locking nut.
When compressing the coil spring, place the hook to have bilateral symmetry.

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If the centerline of the shock absorber does not align with the coil spring, push the shock absorber to align the centerline.

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