WARNING:
Whenever drilling into a rear shock absorber, wear protective eye wear. The gas in the rear shock absorber is pressurized, and could spray metal chips into the eyes and face when drilling.
1. Clamp a rear shock absorber on a flat surface or with the piston pointing downwards.
2. Drill a 2—3 mm {0.08—0.11 in}
hole at point A from the bottom of the tube, so the gas can escape.

Point A: 40—50 mm {1.6—1.8 in}
3. Turn the hole downwards.
4. The oil can be collected by moving the piston rod several times up and down and cutting off the end of the tube with a hack-saw.
5. Dispose of waste oil according to the waste disposal law.
Rear Lower Arm Removal/Installation
Rear Shock Absorber InspectionPurge Solenoid Valve Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the plug hole plate..
3. Remove the air cleaner and air hose as a single unit..
4. Disconnect the high pressure fuel pump connector.
5. Disconnect the harness clip as shown in the figure.
6. Remove in the order indicated in the table ...
Dashboard Disassembly/Assembly
1. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.
1
Wiring harness
2
Screw A
3
Screw B
4
Dashboard member
5
Screw C
6
Duct No.1
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Refrigerant System Service Warnings
Handling Refrigerant
Avoid breathing air conditioning refrigerant or lubricant vapor. Exposure
may irritate eyes, nose and throat. Also, due to environmental concerns, we
urge use of recovery/recycling/recharging equipment when draining HFC-134a from
the air conditioning system. If a ...