Contents: Disassembly ⇩ Assembly ⇩
Disassembly
CAUTION: Ensure that the SWL Spring Compressor is rated to meet or exceed the spring rate listed in the Specifications section.
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
3. Remove the shock absorber assembly with the elastic element. For more information, refer to Shock Absorber Assembly with Spring (64.30.11/99)
4. Install a suitable spring compressor in the vice.
5. Install the shock absorber assembly with the elastic element into the spring compressor. Compress the spring sufficiently to relieve the spring pressure.
6. Remove the shock absorber.
- Clamp the shock absorber axle, unscrew and discard the nut.
- Remove the upper bushing shaped spring and the upper bushing.
- Remove the upper support assembly.
- Remove the dust tube and shaped spring assembly.
- Remove the hard rubber stop.
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7. Remove the spring from the spring compressor.
Assembly
1. Clean and inspect the components for damage.
- Remove the rubber insulator.
- Remove the spacer.
- Remove the shaped spring from the dust tube.
2. Install the spring into the spring compressor, making sure that the close coils of the spring are facing toward the top of the shock absorber.
3. Install a hard rubber stop.
4. Install the dust tube. Install the shaped spring into the dust tube.
5. Install the shock absorber. Make sure the spring is seated correctly in the spring seat.
6. Install the top support.
- Install the spacer and rubber insulator. Make sure that the pin heads fit into the recess of the spacer and do not intersect with it.
- Install the upper bushing and the upper bushing shaped spring.
- Screw on a new nut (tightening torque 98 Nm).
7. Install the shock absorber assembly with the elastic element. For more information, refer to Shock Absorber Assembly with Spring (64.30.11/99)
8. Install the wheel and tire assembly. Tighten the wheel nuts. (tightening torque 140 Nm).
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