Reassembly - Acura 3.5 RL Manual

Front Damper

Reassembly

1. Install the damper unit on a spring compressor.
NOTE: Follow the manufacturer's instructions.
STRUT SPRING COMPRESSOR:
(Commercially available)
BRANICK® T/N MST-580A, T/N 7200,
or equivalent
SPRING LOWER SEAT
2. Assemble the damper in the reverse order of disas-
sembly except the damper mounting washer and self-
locking nut.
NOTE: Align the bottom of the damper spring and
spring lower seat as shown.
3. Position the damper mounting base on the damper
unit as shown.
Left:
STUD BOLT
4. Compress the damper spring with the spring com-
pressor.
5. Install the damper mounting washer, then loosely
install a new self-locking nut.
6. Hold the damper shaft with a hex wrench, and tighten
the self-locking nut.
SELF-LOCKING NUT
Replace.
10 x 1.25 mm
29 N-m (3.0 kgf-m.
22 Ibf-ft)
Right:
ALIGNING TAB
STUD BOLT
DAMPER
MOUNTING WASHER
Installation
1. Loosely install the damper on the frame with the
aligning tab facing inside, then loosely install the
five flange nuts.
DAMPER
2. Install the damper fork over the driveshaft and onto
the lower arm. Install the damper in the damper fork
so the aligning tab is aligned with the slot in the
damper fork.
3. Hand-tighten the bolts and nuts.
4. Raise the knuckle with a floor jack until the vehicle
just lifts off the safety stand.
NOTE: The bolts and nuts should be tightened with
the vehicle's weight on the damper.
The floor jack must be securely posi-
tioned or personal injury may result.
9.8 N-m
(1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 Ibf-ft)
DAMPER FORK
5. Tighten the flange bolt.
6. Tighten the flange bolt with a new self-locking nut.
7. Tighten the damper to the frame with the flange nuts.
8. Install the brake hose clamps.
FLANGE NUTS
10 x 1.25 mm
38 N-m (3.9 kgf-m, 28 Ibf-ft)
Tighten these nuts in step 6.
ALIGNING TAB
22 N-m
(2.2 kgf-m, ALIGNING
16 Ibf-ft) TAB
SLOT
43 N-m
(4.4 kgf-m, 32 Ibf-ft)
69 N-m
(7.0 kgf-m, 51 Ibf-ft)