2008 Nissan Altima Front Driver & Passenger Side 2 Piece Strut & Spring Assembly Set TRQ SCA57088

1. It is important to replace suspension components in pairs. These instructions apply to both driver and passenger sides of the vehicle, even though only one side is shown in the video.

   step 1 : Removing the Wheel 0:06

   • Loosen the 21mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
   • Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
   • Secure the vehicle on jack stands
   • Remove the lug nuts
   • Remove the hub cap
   • Pull off the wheel

2. step 2 : Removing the Front Strut 1:10

   • Remove two of the three 13 mm strut mounting bolts located inside the engine compartment, leaving the last one loose for safety
   • Remove the sway bar link from the strut using a 19 mm wrench to hold the sway bar link and an 18 mm socket to remove the nut
   • Pull the ABS wire retaining grommets from the retaining brackets on the strut
   • Tap out the brake line bracket retaining clip with a hammer and pry bar
   • Remove the brake line hose from the retaining bracket
   • Remove the two lower 21 mm strut mounting bolts from the 21 mm nuts using a 21 mm wrench and socket with breaker bar
   • Pull or tap the two lower bolts out
   • Remove the last 13 mm mounting bolt from the top of the strut
   • Remove the strut

3. step 3 : Installing the Strut 6:10

   • Hold the strut in place and loosely replace the three 13 mm mounting bolts at the top
   • Place the knuckle strut mount into the lower strut mounting bracket
   • Replace the two 21 mm lower strut mounting bolts with the 21 mm nuts
   • Replace the ABS wire mounting grommets into the mounting brackets
   • Torque the two 21 mm nuts to 103 ft-lb
   • Replace the brake line hose into the mounting bracket
   • Replace the brake line hose retaining clip
   • Replace the sway bar link with a 19 mm wrench or locking pliers and an 18 mm socket
   • Compress the strut to ride height by either jacking up under the wheel knuckle or lowering the vehicle onto a jack stand placed under the knuckle
   • Torque the three 13 mm top mounting bolts to 26 ft-lb
   • Remove the jack or jack stand from under the wheel knuckle

4. step 4 : Replacing the Wheel 11:14

   • Slide the wheel into place
   • Attach the hub cap
   • Start the 21mm lug nuts by hand
   • Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
   • Lower the vehicle partially to the ground
   • Torque the lug nuts to 83 ft-lb in a crossing or star pattern
   • Lower the vehicle completely

Tools needed

• 13mm Socket

  Socket Extensions

  Torque Wrench

  Hammer

  Pry Bar

  Jack Stands

  19mm Wrench

  18mm Socket

  21mm Socket

  21mm wrench

  Floor Jack

  1/2 Inch Breaker Bar

  13mm Wrench