Subaru 1600 Service Manual page 410

3. Assembly
Damper Strut
1) Insert piston rod into inner cy-
linder gradually.
NOTE:
a. Since all parts are made with ac-
curacy, be careful not to drop it or
to damage by using plier etc.
b. Be careful not to use glove or cloth
to prevent it from getting dust.
c. When inserting piston rod into
inner cylinder, compress piston ring
slowly into cylinder by fingers not
to damage it.
2) Insert inner cylinder with piston
rod into outer shell slowly.
3) Pour oil into outer shell by using
measuring cylinder.
All models exeept 4WD
205 em'
(205 ee, 12.51 eu in)
Oil quantity
4WD
220 em'
(220 ee, 13.42 eu in)
NOTE:
a. Use always new oil, which is
available as genuine parts "seal kit".
b. Measure oil with accuracy by using
measuring cylinder.
Fig.9-24 Pouring oil
4) Attach packing to rod guide as
rod guide assembly.
5) Install rod guide assembly to inner
cylinder fIrmly with care of not dam-
aging it by thread of piston rod.
NOTE:
a. Be careful not
to
spill oil.
b. After installing, make sure that
packing does not rise from rod
guide.
SUSPENSION, WHEELS AND AXLES
A15·095
Piston rod
Packing
Rod guide
Fig.9-25 Installing rod guide
6) Install oil seal assembly to piston
rod with fitting Installer (925380000)
on thread portion of piston rod.
CD
®
1 Installer (925380000)
2 Oil seal assembly
A15-096
Fig.9-26 Installing oil seal assembly
NOTE:
a. Apply grease to lip of oil seal.
b. Use genuine grease contained in
"seal kit" for respective make of
damper strut.
c. When installing oil seal, use special
tool (lnsta"er 925380000) without
fail to prevent oil seal lip from
being damaged.
7) Tighten oil seal assembly by using
special tool (Wrench: 925390000)
Torque
A15·097
98 - 118 N·m
(10.0 - 12.0 kg-m,
n -
87 ft-lb)
1 Wrench (925390000)
2 Wood block
Fig. 9-27 Tightening oil seal assembly
9-15
NOTE:
a. Tighten oil seal assembly with
piston rod being stretched to its
maximum stroke.
b. Use something like wooden block
to clamp outer shell not to damage
it.
c. Be careful not to damage piston rod.
8) Set damper strut on Puller [includ-
ed in Puller & Wrench (925651000)] ,
and fit coil spring to spring seat
correctly as shown.
spring
Fig. 9-28 Fitting coil spring
9) Fit hook of Puller near upper end
of coil spring, and turn thread of
Puller to compress spring enough.
NOTE:
Be careful not to slip off spring.
All5-0153
Fig. 9-29 Compressing coil spring
10) Stretch piston rod to its maxi-
mum stroke, and install dust cover,
upper spring seat and thrust washer.
Fig. 9-30
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