Damper/Spring Removal and Installation
Damper/Spring Removal and InstallationRemoval
1. Raise the front of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the front wheel.
3. Remove the wheel sensor harness clip (A), the wire guide (B), and the brake hose bracket (C) from the damper (D). Do not disconnect the wheel sensor connector.
4. Disconnect the stabilizer link from the damper.
5. Remove the damper pinch bolts (A) and self-locking nuts (B) from the damper.
6. Remove the lid (A) from the cowl cover.
7. Remove the flange nuts (B) from the top of the damper.
NOTE: Damper springs are different, left and right. Mark the springs L and R before you continue.
8. Remove the damper assembly (A).
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the body.
Installation
1. Install the damper assembly (A) onto the frame.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the body.
2. Loosely install the new flange nuts.
NOTE: Install the lid (C) to the cowl cover after tightening the nuts to the specified torque value, beginning with flange nut A and flange nut B.
3. Loosely install the new damper pinch bolts (A) and new self-locking nuts (B) to the damper (C).
4. Connect the stabilizer link to the damper.
5. Install the wheel sensor harness clip (A), the wire guide (B), and the brake hose bracket (C) to the damper (D).
6. Raise them front suspensions width a floor jack to lead the suspension with the vehicle's weight.
7. Tighten the damper pinch bolts and the self-locking nuts to the specified torque value.
8. Tighten the flange nuts on top of the damper to the specified torque value, beginning with flange nut A and flange nut B.
9. Install the lid to the cowl cover.
10. Clean the mating surface of the brake disc and the inside of the wheel, then install the front wheel.
11. Check the wheel alignment, and adjust it if necessary.