Front Strut Assembly Removal and Installation
Front Strut Assembly Removal and InstallationReference: Front Strut Assembly Components
Removal
1) Hoist vehicle, allowing front suspension to hang free.
2) Remove front wheels.
3) While holding ball stud of stabilizer bar joint (1) using hexagon wrench, remove stabilizer bar joint nut (2) and then remove stabilizer bar joint.
CAUTION:
Do not cause scratch or any other damage to ball stud boot (3) of stabilizer bar joint.
4) Detach the following parts from strut bracket (5): brake hose (2) (by removing brake hose bolt (1)) and wheel speed sensor harness (3).
5) Remove strut bracket bolts and nuts.
6) Remove front fender cover.
7) Remove strut support nuts (1), then remove front strut assembly.
NOTE:
Hold strut assembly by hand so that it will not fall off.
Installation
Reference: Front Strut Assembly Inspection
CAUTION:
Strut bracket nuts are pre-coated with friction stabilizer. Never reuse removed nuts, otherwise nuts may loosen.
Reverse removal procedure, noting the following points.
^ Insert bolts from front of vehicle.
^ Tighten all fasteners to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Strut bracket nut (a): 120 Nm (12.2 kg-m, 88.5 lbf-ft)
Brake hose bolt (c): 26 Nm (2.7 kg-m, 19.5 lbf-ft)
Stabilizer bar joint nut (d): 55 Nm (5.6 kg-m, 40.5 lbf-ft)
CAUTION:
Do not twist brake hose and wheel speed sensor harness when installing them.
^ Lower hoist and, without loading anything in vehicle, tighten strut support nuts using special tool to specified torque.
Special Tool
(A): 09945-25710
Tightening torque
Strut support nut (b): 50 Nm (5.1 kg-m, 37.0 lbf-ft)
CAUTION:
When tightening strut support nuts using special tool (adapter) on torque wrench, torque wrench reading is smaller than actual torque. For tightening using special tool, calculate the torque wrench reading to which nuts should be tightened according to the following formula.
Formula
M = T X L / (L + "a")
^ M: Torque wrench reading
^ T: Specified torque
^ L: Torque wrench length
^ "a": Special tool length
^ Check front wheel alignment after installing front strut assemblies.