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BEFORE JACKING UP THE FRONT
1. Remove the center dust cover to expose the 17mm top strut nut.
2. Use the 17mm deep socket to break loose the top strut nut (only 1-2 turns do not remove the nut)
3. Remove the 12mm nut.
JACK UP THE FRONT
4. Remove the wheels.
5. Remove the speed sensor and brake line by taking off the nut.
6. Make a mark on the camber bolt so when the strut is re-installed the alignment is not too much off.
7. Use the impact wrench to remove the lower nuts (do not remove the bolts until a hand is holding the strut). The bolt with the mark on it is lobed to adjust camber and has a washer.
8. Remove the strut assembly.
9. Compress the springs with the spring compressors.
10. Use the 17mm pass through socket and the 6mm allen wrench to remove the top strut nut.
11. Once the top is removed note the orientation of the washer. Make sure the "cone" side of the washer is against the bearing.
12. Remove the springs, decompress the springs.
13. Compress the new springs and return to the strut assembly.
14. Align the center dot of the top hat with the "outside" of the strut which is where the lower strut bolts are. The yellow line in the picture shows this alignment.
15. Re-assemble the top (make sure the washer is oriented correctly).
16. Tighten the 17mm top nut with the pass through socket and allen wrench.
17. Decompress the springs and reinstall the assembly onto the car.
18. Torque spec for the bottom bolts is 129 ft-lbs, 17mm 41 ft-lbs center nut, top 12mm nuts is 14.5 ft-lbs. It is recommended to use new self locking nuts.
19. Match up the mark on the strut bolt to maintain approximate alignment.
20. Re-install the brake-line and speed sensor, torque is 24 ft-lbs.
21. Reinstall wheels.
Done.
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