Expo LRV AWD L4-1834cc 1.8L SOHC 16 Valve (1992)
Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber: Service and Repair
Suspension Strut
Replacing Strut Assembly
Fig. 3 Servicing Strut Assembly
1.
Remove, install, disassemble and assemble strut assembly in numbered sequence shown in Figs. 2 and 3, noting the following:
a. Secure lower arm assembly with wire, then disconnect strut assembly from knuckle.
b. Hold spring upper seat using spring seat holder MB991176 or equivalent, then loosen, but do not remove self-locking nut.
c. Using spring compressor body and arm set MB991237 and MB991238 or their equivalents, compress coil spring and remove self-locking
nut.
d. Line up holes in strut assembly spring lower seat with hole in spring upper seat. This is more easily accomplished using a piece of pipe 10
