How to Service and Repair a Shock Absorber in the Front Suspension Strut Assembly on 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan?

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The first step to servicing and repairing the suspension assembly is taking it out of the vehicle. You can choose to use a Strut Spring Compressor or a Pentastar Service Equipment (PSE) tool W-7200 or an equivalent to press down the coil spring, always following the steps provided by the manufacturer. Squeeze the coil spring to take out the tension in the upper mount and pivot bearing before removing the strut shaft nut. Press the strut assembly into the compressor with the smaller hooks on the coil spring and connect the upper hooks by turning the upper mount inward to attach them about 1 inch from where the outer diameter of the seat starts. Take away all the tension in the coil spring, then attach Strut Nut Socket, Special Tool 6864 and a 10 mm socket to remove the nut on the strut shaft. With the spring upper seat turned upside down, take out the upper mount and removing the pivot bearing if needed. Once you've removed the clamp, let the coil spring relax and take off the upper spring seat. First, take off the dust shield and jounce bumper assembly from the strut shaft, then disconnect the jounce bumper from the dust shield. Take off the spring isolator from the bottom spring seat and examine all the parts for damage; if you find some, replace them. Always arrange the coil spring with the lower end going toward the 6 o'clock position inside the compressor for assembly. Assemble the upper seat and isolator and at the top place the hooks onto the upper seat itself. Compress the coil spring enough to help with installation of the strut and make sure that if the bearing was removed, you insert it on the upper spring seat so that the smaller part faces downwards. First, add the spring isolator to the lower spring seat, then install the jounce bumper with its small end below and finally put on the dust shield. Eagerly thrust the strut into the coil spring until the spring seat at the bottom of the coil spring touches it, making sure the clevis bracket heads toward the outside. Fasten the strut mount over the shaft and just tighten the retaining nut, so it remains loose. Use a Strut Nut Socket and a 10 mm socket to turn the upper retaining nut to 100 Nm (75 ft. lbs.), centering the upper spring seat, coil spring and strut clevis bracket. Let go of the tension slowly in the coil spring, watching that everything is properly aligned and then take off the clamp and remove the strut assembly from the compressor.

OEM 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Shock Absorber

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