Strut With Coil Spring: Assembly

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To assemble, reverse disassembly procedure. Check all components and replace, if necessary. Replace self-locking nuts and tighten to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
Coil spring must fit positively in lower spring plate/spring pad. See Fig 1.
If replacing support bearing and original support bearing (2) was fitted without centering pin (1), centering pin (1) of new support bearing (2) must be driven out. See Fig 2.

Fig 1: Fitting Coil Spring In Lower Spring Pad

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Fig 2: Locating Centering Pin

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