Specifications

CHASSIS
Fig
FA 35
Removing
O
ring
8
Separate
the
piston
rod
and
cylinder
assembly
upward
from the
strut tube
slowly
and
carefully
Fig
FA 36
Removing
piston
rod and
cylinder
assembly
Note Do not
remove the
piston
rod and
guide
from the
cylinder
They
are
precisely
assembled
and
thus
should be handled as an
assembly
9 Drain
damping
oil from the
cylinder
and strut outer
casing
into
a clean container
Note
This
procedure should be
strictly
observed
because
shock absorber
performance
is
directly
affected
by
amount of
damping
oil When
refilling
measure
amount of
damping
oil
correctly
Inspection
L Be
sure to
replace
the
gland packing
D
ring
and
damping
oil with
new ones whenever the strut
assembly
is
disassembled
2 Wash all
disassembled
parts except
for
nonmetal
parts
with
gasoline
or thinner and remove
dirt and other
foreign
matters with
compressed
air
3 Clean the nonmetal
parts
with
compressed
air
Strut outet
casing
Replace
if
deformed cracked or
damaged
Spindle
Check
the
spindle
especially carefully
for
hair
crack
on
the
base and
damaged
threaded
portion Replace
the
strut
assembly
if
faulty
condition exists
Strut
mounting
insulator
Replace
if rubber
and metal
joint
i melted
or
cracked
Replace
the
rubber
parts
if
they
are
deteriorated
Front
spring
Replace
if weakened Or
cracked
Specifications
for
spring
Free
length
338 t 10 mffi
13 3
t
0 394 in
203 t 5 mm
7 99 t 0 1969 in
200kg
441Ib
Installed
height load
Strut
mounting bearing
Replace
if
unusual sound occurs
during
rotation
or
slackness toward
the
axis direction
is excessive
When
installing
the strut
mounting bearing
be
sure
to
fill
it with
multi
purpose grease
MIL
G 2108
or
1 924
FA 14