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Disassembly & Reassembly

  1. Compress coil spring using Spring Compressor (C-4838 ). Tighten spring compressor evenly until pressure is relieved from upper spring seat.
    WARNING: If coil spring is not sufficiently compressed, serious injury could occur when retaining nut is loosened.
  2. Hold flat end of shock rod. Loosen retaining nut. Remove lower isolator, shock rod sleeve and upper spring seat. Remove shock absorber.
  3. Remove jounce bumper and dust shield from shock rod. Remove lower spring seat. See Figure. To reassemble shock assembly, reverse disassembly procedure. Make sure leveled surface on both spring seats are in position against ends of coil spring.
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