Service the suspension strut by first taking off the front wheel after tightening it to 103 Nm torque (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). First disconnect the ABS speed sensor wire harness clamps from the shock absorber by removing the bolt while tightening it to 8.0 Nm (82 kgf-cm, 71 inch lbs.). Next disconnect the flexible hose from the shock absorber bracket by loosening the bolt which should be mounted at 19 Nm (192 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.). The stabilizer bar link gets disconnected from the shock absorber through nut removal followed by torque application at 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.) but if the
Ball Joint turns with the nut implementation a hexagon (5 mm) wrench should hold the stud. The first step for the shock absorber with coil spring is to lower the torque on its 2 lower side nuts to 153 Nm (1,560 kgf-cm, 113 ft. lbs.) while leaving the bolts in place. The shock absorber maintenance process involves first untightening three upper side nuts with 39 Nm torque (400 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.) then removing the lower side nuts and bolts while applying engine oil to the threads before installing. The removal sequence ends with taking out the shock absorber with coil spring. The installation procedure should be performed the exact reverse of removal and verify front wheel alignment after the system installation is complete.