How to overhaul a shock absorber in the front strut assembly on 2006 Toyota Matrix?

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You should start front strut repair by taking off the front wheels and removing the front stabilizer link assembly LH nut while holding the stud with a hexagon (6 mm) wrench if the ball joint spins with the nut. The front flexible hose requires detachment through the removal of a bolt that leads to disconnecting front flexible hose No. 1 and speed sensor front LH (ABS models); without ABS functionality you can detach the front flexible hose by unscrewing the bolt. Loosen the 2 bolts and nuts at the lower side of the shock absorber assembly front LH but stop the bolt from rotating during nut loosening then remove the 3 nuts from the upper side to extract the front shock absorber with coil spring. Position the front shock absorber with coil spring in the vise through bracket fixation at the lower side using two nuts and a bolt. Use Special Service Tool 09727-30021 to compress the front coil spring LH and adopt care to stop using an impact wrench because it might harm the tool. Use Special Service Tool: 09729-22031 to fix the front coil spring seat upper LH and remove the wrapping nut prior to extracting the front suspension support sub-assembly LH, front suspension support LH dust seal, front coil spring seat upper LH, front coil spring insulator upper LH, front coil spring LH, front spring bumper LH, and front coil spring insulator lower LH. An assessment of shock absorber assembly front LH requires inspecting the shock absorber rod through compression then extension to detect irregular resistance or abnormal auditory responses; when abnormalities are discovered, replace the shock absorber. Installation of the shock absorber assembly front LH requires users to position the front coil spring insulator lower LH onto the shock absorber assembly while connecting the front spring bumper LH to the shock absorber piston rod followed by preventing top coil spring LH compression with a Special Service Tool rather than using an impact wrench. Affix the front coil spring LH with its lower end positioned correctly within the spring lower seat gap before adding the front coil spring insulator upper LH and the front coil spring seat upper LH onto the shock absorber assembly while orienting the marks towards the outside. To install the front coil spring seat upper LH correctly use Special Service Tool: 09729-22031 and torque the new nut to 47 Nm (479 kgf-cm, 35 ft. lbs.). Fit the front suspension support dust cover LH to the suspension support sub-assembly LH by applying MP grease No.2 but avoid putting it on the rubber surface of the upper support. To install the front shock absorber with coil spring the technician must apply 2 bolts and 3 nuts. Torque the nuts to 39 Nm (398 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.) and the bolts to 220 Nm (2,243 kgf-cm, 162 ft. lbs.). This procedure requires stopping the bolt from rotating while torquing the nut. The mechanic installs both the front flexible hose with a torque of 29 Nm (296 kgf-cm, 21 ft. lbs.) for ABS and non-ABS systems and then attaches the front stabilizer link assembly LH using a torque of 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.) using a 6mm hexagon wrench if needed. Reposition the front wheel before torqueing it to 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.) and conduct a check and adjustment of the front wheel alignment.

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