METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHOCK ABSORBER

A damping unit and an actuating unit of a damping force adjustment mechanism are inserted into a case provided to a side portion of an outer tube (outer cylinder). After the damping unit and the actuating unit are fastened together, a shock absorber main body with an upper end (another end) of a piston rod facing down is placed in a spring seat fixing jig, and a spring seat is fixed (press-fitted) over the shock absorber main body. A spring seat support portion of the spring seat fixing jig is not arranged between the damping force adjustment mechanism or a bracket and the spring seat. Thus, the spring seat can be fixed (press-fitted) over the shock absorber main body (outer cylinder) without being restricted by an arrangement of the damping force adjustment mechanism or the bracket.