Ninety-Eight FWD V6-181 3.0L (1985)
Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber: Service and Repair
Front Suspension Strut
Removal/Installation
Fig. 10 Strut assembly
1.
Remove three nuts attaching top of strut to body, Fig. 10.
2.
Raise and support vehicle and place jackstands under cradle. Vehicle weight should not be placed on the control arms.
3.
Remove wheel assembly.
4.
Install drive axle boot protectors.
5.
Remove brake line bracket bolt from strut assembly.
6.
Remove strut to steering knuckle attaching bolts.
7.
Remove strut assembly from vehicle.
8.
Reverse procedure to install. Torque strut mounting bolts to 144 ft. lbs.
Disassembly/Assembly
1.
Remove strut as outlined under ``Strut Assembly, Replace'' procedure.
2.
Mount strut in compressor tool J-34013 and holding fixture J-3289-20.
3.
Rotate compressor forcing screw until spring compresses slightly.
4.
Hold damper shaft from rotating and remove nut from top of strut assembly.
5.
Use tool J-34013-30 to guide damper shaft from assembly.
6.
Loosen compressor forcing screw while guiding damper shaft from assembly. Continue to loosen nut until strut damper and spring can be
removed.
7.
Reverse procedure to assemble. When assembling spring, the flat on upper spring seat must face outward 90 degrees from centerline of vehicle or
when mounted in the strut compressor, the seat faces in the same direction as the steering knuckle mounting flange.
