How to overhaul a shock absorber in the front strut assembly on 2004 Toyota Matrix?

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The procedure starts with removing the wheel from the front position. You must disconnect the front stabilizer link assembly LH by taking off its nut before separating it from the shock absorber assembly front LH. Use a hexagon (6 mm) wrench to hold the stud in case the ball joint turns with the nut. Before proceeding with the front flexible hose removal, remove the bolt which disconnects front flexible hose No. 1 and the speed sensor front LH on ABS models. When performing the same operation without ABS, remove only the bolt to disconnect the front flexible hose. Lay the front shock absorber with coil spring on a level surface after unresembling its lower bolts and nuts together with its upper side nuts from the shock absorber assembly front LH while halting bolt rotation when loosening the nuts. When fixing the front shock absorber with coil spring inside a vise you should use two nuts and a bolt to secure the lower bracket. Display the dust cover of the LH front suspension support before using Special Service Tool: 09727-30021 to gradually compress the front coil spring LH while avoiding the use of impact wrenches to preserve tool integrity. Open the upper LH front coil spring seat with Special Service Tool: 09729-22031 before taking out the front suspension support sub-assembly LH and all other components belonging to the front suspension. After compressing and extending the shock absorber rod on the front LH assembly the technician should inspect it for unusual resistance or sounds before replacing it when issues are detected. The installation of the shock absorber assembly front LH requires users to place the front coil spring insulator lower LH onto the shock absorber assembly followed by attaching the front spring bumper LH to the shock absorber piston rod while using the Special Service Tool to compress the front coil spring LH. Place the lower end of the front coil spring LH into the opening of the spring lower seat before installing the front coil spring insulator upper LH and the front coil spring seat upper LH with the mark facing outward of the vehicle. Secure the new front suspension support dust seal LH along with front suspension support sub-assembly LH to frame the front coil spring seat upper LH with a torque of 47 Nm (479 kgf-cm, 35 ft. lbs.) using Special Service Tool: 09729-22031. Remove the tool and install the front suspension support dust cover LH. During installation apply MP grease No.2 into the suspension support sub-assembly LH without touching the upper support rubber surface. Install the shock absorber on the upper side by tightening two bolts and three nuts to 39 Nm (398 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.) and move to the lower side bolts and nuts which require torquing to 220 Nm (2,243 kgf-cm, 162 ft. lbs.) while preventing bolt rotation. The installation of the front flexible hose requires torquing to 29 Nm for both ABS and non-ABS vehicles. The front stabilizer link assembly LH installation should include a nut that needs to be torqued to 74 Nm using a hexagon wrench (6 mm) if required. To complete the repair replace the front wheel followed by torquing to 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). Last step involves front wheel alignment inspection and adjustment. Fully extend the shock absorber piston rod before drilling a cylinder hole for gas disposal inside the assembly front LH while taking precautions against flying debris and noting that this gas possesses no color nor odors and lacks toxic properties.

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