Repair Procedures: Disassembly

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Remove the insulator dust cover (A).

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Using the spring compressor, compress the coil spring (A).
Do not compress the spring more than necessary.

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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 SST (09546-3X100), loosen the self locking nut.

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Remove the insulator assembly (A), strut bearing (B), spring upper pad (C), bumper stopper (D), dust cover (E), coil spring (F) and spring lower pad (G) from the strut assembly.

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