>>C<< Strut Nut (Jam Nut) Installation

Check that both of the coil spring ends align with the spring seat groove correctly.
While passing the strut piston rod through the hole of upper insulator by hand slowly compress the coil spring by special tool: MB991793, MB991795, MB991794 and MB991830.
CAUTION: Be careful that the hand is not pinched by the coil spring when aligning the piston rod with the hole of upper insulator while compressing the coil spring.

Fig 1: Compressing Coil Spring
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CAUTION: The lock nut for the piston rod inside the strut may be loose. Do not use the impact wrench to tighten the strut nut (jam nut).
Use special tools MB991681 and MB991682 to tighten the strut nut (jam nut) to the specified torque:
GREASE: Shell Retinax Grease CL0

Tightening torque : 61 ± 9 N.m (45 ± 6 ft-lb)

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tools MB991681 & MB991682
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