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Raise vehicle.
Remove tire and wheel assy.
Rmove inner wheelhouse liner ,5 bolts.
Remove the shock-to -knuckle bolt and discard.( Go get a new one). This is the bolt on the bottom of the shock.
Remove upper carrier assembly to body bolts ( top two bolts).
Loosen lower carrier assembly to body bolts until the carrier assembly slides out.
Then, using either a rented spring compressor, or get a pro to remove it for you. If you a rental, please please please look on YouTube to see how to use one properly.
Replace any worn out rubber components, they are sold separately.
Installation is in reverse order.
Torques: Top of shock absorber ,15 foot pounds
Rear carrier bolts, 40 foot pounds.
Bottom shock to knuckle, 110 foot pounds.
Source: Saturn Technical Service Manual , L Series, 2000-2001
Good Luck !!!
cylinder head and main bearing bolts had a first step torque of 50 to 60 foot-pounds and a second step torque of 80 to 90 foot-pounds each. The rod bearing bolts had a first step torque of 25 to 30 foot-pounds and a second step torque of 30 to 36 foot-pounds. The intake manifold and exhaust had a first step torque of 5 to 7 foot-pounds. The intake manifold had a second step torque of 14 to 21 foot-pounds while the exhaust manifold had a second step torque of 16 to 23 foot-pounds.
70-75 foot pounds. Final torque must be reached in 3 equal steps, torque each to 25 foot pounds then 50 foot pounds, then 75 foot pounds. Recheck final torque in sequence.
Sounds like your rotors are warped. First off, have the front wheels been off the car at any time recently? If so, someone may have reinstalled them and not torqued the lugs properly. Too much torque (or different torque on different lug nuts) can artifically warp the rotors. Also, hot rotors getting wet can warp (as if you slammed the brakes on or were braking severely on the way to the car wash, where you sprayed them down). Or, they could be just worn out. Chances are though that you'll need new rotors. Remember that when you change rotors, no matter how new the pads on your car may be, you need to put new brake pads on with them.
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