FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY
Exploded View
1. Strut tower bar
2. Stabilizer bar
3. Stabilizer clamp
4. Stabilizer bushing
5. Connecting rod
6. VQ35DE front mount bracket
7. VQ35DE rear mount bracket
8. QR25DE mount bracket
9. Member pin stay
10. Transverse link
11. Steering stop plate
12. Steering stop
13. Steering knuckle
14. Front suspension member
15. Strut
16. Lower rubber seat
17. Coil spring
18. Upper rubber seat
19. Dust cover
20. Strut mount insulator
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
QR25DE Engine and VQ35DE Engine with M/T
1. Remove wheel and tire. Refer to WT-66, "Adjustment".
2. Remove engine under cover. Refer to EXT-13, "Removal and Installation" (Coupe), EXT-34, "Removal and Installation" (Sedan).
3. Remove nut on lower portion of stabilizer connecting rod from transverse link.
4. Remove transverse link from suspension member, and move the transverse link outward.
5. Remove front exhaust tube. Refer to EX-6, "Removal and Installation" (QR25DE), EX-12, "Removal and Installation" (VQ35DE).
6. Support engine or transmission with a jack.
7. Remove steering gear bolts. Remove steering gear and power steering tube bracket from suspension member.
8. Hang steering gear.
9. Remove front and rear engine mount insulator bolts from suspension member.
10. Remove body-side bolts from member pin stay.
11. Set a jack under suspension member, and remove suspension member nuts.
12. Slowly lower jack to remove suspension member from vehicle.
VQ35DE Engine with CVT
Engine, transmission and suspension member must be removed as an assembly. Refer to EM-202, "Removal and Installation".
Once removed as an assembly, lift engine and transmission off of suspension member.
INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
• Refer to FSU-12, "Exploded View" for tightening torque.
• After installation, perform final tightening of each part under unladen conditions with tires on ground. Check wheel alignment. Refer to FSU-7, "Inspection and Adjustment".
Front stabilizer
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Remove steering gear. Refer to ST-17, "Removal and Installation".
2. Remove mounting nuts on upper portion of stabilizer connecting
rod.
3. Remov ...
Disassembly and assembly
FRONT COIL SPRING AND STRUT
Disassembly and Assembly
DISASSEMBLY
1. Install Tool to strut and secure it in a vise.
Tool number : ST35652000 ( — )
CAUTION:
When installing Tool, wrap a shop ...
Other materials:
Meter system
System Diagram
System Description
COMBINATION METER
• Speedometer, odo/trip meter, tachometer, fuel gauge, engine coolant
temperature gauge and information
display are controlled by the unified meter control unit, which is built into
the combination meter.
• Warning and indicator la ...
RearView Monitor (if so equipped)
When the shift lever is shifted into the R (Reverse)
position, the monitor display shows the
view to the rear of the vehicle.
The system is designed as an aid to the driver in
detecting large stationary objects to help avoid
damaging the vehicle. The system will not detect
small objects belo ...
B2553 ignition relay
Description
BCM turns ON the following relays to ignition power supply to each ECU when
the ignition switch is turned
ON.
• Ignition relay-1 (inside IPDM E/R)
• Ignition relay-2 (inside fuse block)
• Blower fan motor relay
BCM checks any ignition relay ON request for consistency wit ...