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Strut Assembly: Disassembly

  1. Using a coil spring compressor, compress the coil spring. See Fig 1.
  2. Using the strut mount socket, remove the self-locking nut. See Fig 2.
  3. Remove the strut mount, upper spring seat and rubber seat from strut.
  4. Gradually decreasing the compression force of compressor, and then remove the coil spring.
  5. Remove the dust cover and helper spring.
Fig 1: Compressing Coil Spring
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Fig 2: Using Strut Mount Socket
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