Same answer, I don't think either strut assembly has ever been disassembled.

 

I think they took them off when they did the tranny but I can't remember but even if they did they wouldn't have taking the mount off the strut.the only had 90000 miles when I got so is it unlikely the mounts where replaced.

 

I'm so pissed the lower insulators didn't come today.I wanTed to knock this job out tomorrow.I might take a mirror and look at the lower insulators and see if they even need to be replaced, in not trying to wait to next weekend.damn it.

 

On my strut shaft and the upper nut there is a white line marking the relation of the nut on the shaft.was this done from the factory or did someone mark it cause they took it apart? Can I use this mark for tightening the shaft nut cause I don't have the torque wrench adapter.

 

Does anyone know if the relation of the upper strut shaft and nut are marked with a white line from the factory or did someone before me did this when working on the struts?

 

That marking is for reassembling it the same way it came apart - to keep the alignment the same. However, given that the only adjustment available on the front is toe-in/out (without drilling through the unibody mounting holes), I'm not really sure why the manual says that...

 

Sorry i'm talking about the upper damper shaft and nut that holds the mount down, it has a white line to mark the relation of the nut(I guess to get it torqued close) since you have to hold the strut shaft with a torx.I was wondering if it came like that from the factory or did a previous owner do that.

 

Various fasteners are marked during assembly at the factory. Pay no attention to them.

 

I was trying to see if a previous owner may have taken the struts/coil apart before.i'm still wondering about the position of the spring.the spring does touch on the slanted part of the upper spring seat but its on the back side wheel well.like if I look up into the wheel well it looks like the spring doesn't touch anything I had to feel behind .Idk the pics I looked at the the spring and upper insulator touch in the outside of the wheel well.I hope i'm explaining this right.

 

Like in this pic looking up through the wheel well , should the spring rest on the upper insulator on the outside or inside of the wheel well.

 

It's highly unlikely that they've been disassembled. If you have no ride height issues, put them back together as they are now.

 

Ok, also is there a rubber insulator that goes in between the coil and plastic upper coil seat (the seat that has the slant)?

 

No. The "coil seat" IS the upper insulator.

 

Ok, thanks for the help i'm going to try to knock it out after work (if wifey doesn't start complaining) does anyone else gets this from their wife/girlfriend? My wife thinks I care more about the sts which I got for her than I do her.

 

My wife thinks I care more about the sts which I got for her than I do her.

Is that a problem? :hide:

 

The problem is she got laid off last January and she is always home and I work 11-12 hours a day and in the weekend I like to mess around with the car weather its cleaning, fixing or checking things out.its not like I spend the whole weekend with it maybe a couple 2-3 the whole weekend but that's to much for her.so now I have to wake up early on Saturday or Sunday.

 

The spring stack is Unibody - strut mount rubber isolator - strut mount body - strut mount bearing (yellow) - spring seat shaper (slanted plastic thing) - spring insulator (top, small/thin rubber piece) - spring - lower insulator - strut.

 

http://www.genmotorinfo.com/Picture...=383517752&ppId=322806966&ppInfo=2003-2004+KS,KY,Suspension/Front+-+6K06022.see the coil in this diagram .now my coil is 180° turned around the other way on the inside of car.(where the coil rest on the upper coil seat .just not sure would this make a difference.

 

I would think the part of the spring would rest on the upper seat facing the outside of the wheel well (for cornering at fast speeds) if that even matters.like the way its on my car now the gap between the upper seat and coil is on the outside, so wouldn't that make it less stable on cornering.if anyone is near their car can you look up in the wheel well and see if the spring is resting on the upper seat on the inside or outside.thanks

 

I'm tripping I didn't realize the top of the coil gets smaller as it raps around the spring seat.I can't remember is it easier to loosen the falter shaft nut while still in the car or off?

 

When torquing the upper mounting bolts and shaft nut is it ok to do it while car is on jack stands or do I need to put wheel back on and lower it?

 

It's not really easier to remove the nut one way or the other. I do it with the strut already removed.

Final torquing should be done with the car on the ground.

 

I'm having trouble with the spring I didn't compress right , its hard to get the compressor on the ends of the springs.

 

When compressing the coil how much do I tighten it down.If I do it to much can the coil snap?

 

No, the coil won't snap. You don't have to compress the entire spring, or put the compressor "hooks" on the very ends of the spring. You can just compress the center section of coils, it'll compress plenty for you to be able to remove/re-install the mount.