How to Replace Front Struts 09-14 Nissan Murano
Difficulty: Advanced · About 110 min · Nissan Murano
Replace the front struts, including the sway bar link, on a 2009-2014 Nissan Murano.
Tools you will need
- 21mm socket
- 13mm socket
- Torque wrench
- 20mm wrench
- Jack stands
- 19mm wrench
- 18mm socket
- Floor jack
- Breaker bar
Parts and supplies
- Front strut
Steps
- Remove the wheel
Loosen the 21mm lug nuts with the car on the ground, raise and support it, then remove the lug nuts and wheel.
- Remove the sway bar link
Hold the lower sway bar link nut with a 19mm wrench while loosening it with an 18mm socket and breaker bar, then repeat for the upper nut.
- Remove the old strut
Pull the brake line hose from its pin bracket on the strut with a flat blade screwdriver and free the hose, remove the ABS wire bushing, break the lower strut bolts free with a 21mm wrench and socket and breaker bar and remove them (hammering if needed), separate the knuckle from the strut, remove the cowl panel's trim door, remove the third upper strut bolt, remove the remaining three upper 13mm bolts, then lower the strut down and out by hand.
- Install the new strut
Lift it into place, tighten the three upper 13mm bolts and torque them to about 22 ft-lb, fit the boot over the 13mm nut, refit the cowl panel trim door, insert the lower bolts by hand, reconnect the ABS wire bushing, clip the brake line hose and tap its pin into the bracket, then tighten the two lower bolts with the 21mm wrench and socket and torque them to about 101 ft-lb.
- Reinstall the sway bar link
Insert it into the strut, tighten both nuts by hand, then tighten the upper and lower nuts with an 18mm socket and 20mm wrench and torque them to about 58 ft-lb.
- Reattach the wheel
Slide the wheel on, start the lug nuts by hand, lower the car, then torque the lug nuts to about 80 ft-lb in a star pattern.
Check your vehicle’s repair manual for exact specifications and fit.