Piston Rod Nut Removal Note
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WARNING:
- When removing the piston rod nut, if the piston rod nut is removed before compressing the coil spring, the coil spring may fly off, which may cause serious injury or death, or vehicle damage. Set the front shock absorber and the coil spring to the SST (49 T034 1A0) first, then remove the piston rod nut.
- Install the front shock absorber and coil spring to the SST (49 T034 1A0) using the following steps.CAUTION:
- The coil spring may be damaged when installing the coil spring to the SST (49 T034 1A0). Install the coil spring to the SST (49 T034 1A0) using a cloth so that the coil spring does not get damaged.
- Set the attachments (tabs) of the SST (49 T034 1A0) to the position shown in the illustration.
- Install the front shock absorber and coil spring to the SST (49 T034 1A0) so that coil spring hooks onto the tabs in the positions shown in the illustration.
- Compress the coil spring using the SST (49 T034 1A0).
- Remove the piston rod nut using the SST (49 JP02 005).