Front Shock Absorber; Coil Spring - Suzuki Jimny Service Manual

Front Shock Absorber

REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Support front axle housing by using floor jack to prevent it
from lowering, refer to "When Using Floor Jack" under "Vehi-
cle Lifting Points" in Section 0A.
3) Remove shock absorber lower mounting bolt (6).
4) Remove shock absorber upper mounting lock nut (2) and
absorber nut (3). Then remove shock absorber (1).
INSTALLATION
Install removed parts in reverse order of removal proceeded, not-
ing the followings.
• As shown in figure, install washer (4) and bush (5) first and
after tightening absorber nut (3) tighten lock nut (2) to speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque
Shock absorber lock nut
(a) : 29 N·m (2.9 kg-m, 21.0 lb-ft)
• Install absorber lower mounting bolt (6) in proper direction as
shown in the figure and tighten it with no load applied to axle
housing.
Tightening torque
Shock absorber lower nut
(b) : 90 N·m (9.0 kg-m, 65.0 lb-ft)
• Confirm front end (wheel) alignment referring to "Preliminary
Checks Prior to Adjusting Front Alignment" in Section 3A.
W: Wheel side
7. Lower mounting nut

Coil Spring

REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle and remove wheel.
2) Disconnect stabilizer ball joint from axle housing.
3) Remove brake caliper carrier bolts and suspend caliper.
CAUTION:
During removal, be careful not to damage brake flexible
hose and wheel speed sensor harness (vehicle with ABS)
and not to depress brake pedal.
FRONT SUSPENSION 3D-19