Front Damper/Spring Disassembly, Reassembly, and Inspection: Disassembly: Procedure

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NOTE:

Numbered call-outs in figure pertain to list numbers in following procedure.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Front Damper/Spring Disassembly Components

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Damper Unit, Damper Mounting Base - Remove

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1. Set the damper/spring to the strut spring compressor.

2. Compress the damper spring.

NOTE: Do not compress the spring more than necessary to remove the nut.

3. Remove the self-locking nut (A) with the strut nut adapter (B), while holding the damper shaft with a hex wrench (C).

4. Remove the damper unit.

5. Release the pressure from the strut spring compressor.

6. Remove the damper mounting base/damper spring from the strut spring compressor.