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Removal Procedure

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Raise and support the vehicle.
  2. Place the jack stands under the front suspension crossmember.
  3. Lower the vehicle slightly in order to rest the weight of the vehicle on the front suspension crossmember and not on the control arms.
  4. Remove the tire and wheel assembly from the vehicle. Refer to TIRE AND WHEEL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
  5. If the vehicle is equipped with an Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), disconnect the wheel speed sensor.
  6. If the vehicle is equipped with ABS, remove the one bolt and the ABS wheel speed sensor from the strut.
  7. Remove the 1 bolt connecting the flexible hose to the strut assembly.
  8. Loosen the nuts on the lower side of the strut assembly. Do not remove the bolts.
    9. Fig 1: Loosening Nuts On Lower Side Of Strut Assembly
    G01710886Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  9. Partially lower the vehicle.
  10. Remove 3 strut assembly mounting nuts from the strut tower (2).
    Fig 2: Removing 3 Strut Assembly Mounting Nuts From Strut Tower
    G01710887Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  11. Remove the following from the lower side of the strut assembly:
    • The 2 bolts
    • The 2 nuts
  12. Remove the strut assembly from the vehicle.
    Fig 3: Removing 2 Bolts And 2 Nuts From Lower Side Of Strut Assembly
    G01710888Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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