Front Strut Assembly Disassembly And Assembly - Suzuki GRAND VITARA Owner's Manual

Front Strut Assembly Disassembly and
Assembly
Disassembly
1) Attach special tool (A) to coil spring as shown. Turn
special tool bolts alternately until coil spring tension
is released. Rotate the strut around its axis to
confirm that the coil spring is released or not.
Special tool
(A): 09943–25010
WARNING
!
Use a regular coil spring compressor and
follow the operation procedure described in
the Instruction Manual.
2) While keeping coil spring compressed, remove strut
nut with special tools as shown.
Special tool
(A): 09900–00411
(B): 09900–00414
(C): 09941–56510
3) Disassemble strut assembly.
Assembly
For assembly, reverse disassembly procedure, noting
the following instructions.
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1) Compress coil spring with special tool (A) until total
(A)
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2) Install bump stopper onto strut rod. For installing
3) Install compressed coil spring to strut, and place coil
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length becomes about 310 mm (12.2 in.) as shown.
Length
"a": 310 mm (12.2 in.)
U
"a"
U: Upper side (small dia.)
L: Lower side (large dia.)
direction, refer to the figure in "Front Strut Assembly
Components: ".
spring end (2) onto spring lower seat (1) as shown.
NOTE
End of coil spring must not interfere with
step of spring lower seat.
Front Suspension: 2B-7
(A)
L
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