Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 780

Installation
1. Lower the rear suspension, and set the damper
assembly in its original position.
2. Loosely install the damper mounting bolt.
3. Raise the rear suspension with a floor jack until the
weight of the vehicle is on the damper.
NOTE:
• The damper mounting bolts should be tightened
with the damper under vehicle load.
• Do not interchange the right and left dampers.
CAUTION: Carefully install the damper assembly
on the damper bracket making sure the speed sen-
sor wire does not get caught between the damper
and the bracket.
4. Install and tighten the damper mounting nuts.
5. Tighten the damper mounting bolt.
6. Install the damper cap and rear speaker.
REAR
DAMPER
DAMPER MOUNTING
BOLT
103 N-m
(10.5 kgf-m, 76 Ibf-ft)
DAMPER CAP
DAMPER
MOUNTING NUT
38 N-m
(3.9 kgf-m, 28 Ibf-ft)