I left a dust boot off of the strut when i put them on last time, so I decided to do this diy while replacing the dust boot.
You will need: ratchet set philips screw driver adjustable wrench pliers impact wrench recommended Corona w/lime (not pictured) https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1619Medium.jpg <span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%">Remove rear strut</span> 1. remove storage net and rear hatch cover https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1602Medium.jpg 2. remove 5 philips screws securing rear strut cover trim https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1603Medium.jpg 3. remove 2 philips screws and 3 10mm bolts securing strut cover https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1604Medium.jpg 4. jack your vehical up https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1609Medium.jpg 5. remove 4 13/16 lug nuts https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1618Medium.jpg 6. remove 1 14mm nut from sway bar ball joint https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1617Medium.jpg note: if nut will not turn at first, use a crescent wrench or needle nose vice grips on the back side of the joint, at the end of the boot. 7. loosten 2 17mm nuts from bolts. https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1611Medium.jpg note: leave bolts in place 8. using a pair of pliers, remove the retainer clip from the brake line and move brake line out of the way. https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1612Medium.jpg 9. remove 2 bolts from bottom of strut and allow to hang 10. remove 3 12mm or 14mm nuts from the top of the strut https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1613Medium.jpg 11. remove strut from vehical https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1614Medium.jpg <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">Change strut cartridge</span> 12. place strut in spring compressor and compress spring https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1615Medium.jpg 13. remove 17mm bolt from top of spring. https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1616Medium.jpg note: basically, here in the next steps you should make the new one look just like the old one did, just newer smile.gif 14. slide strut out from spring 15. place rubber portion and dust boot from old strut assy onto new strut assy 16. place new strut in spring/upper strut assy 17. ratchet new nut on top of new strut https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/...1616Medium.jpg 18. decompress strut note: ensure that the rubber portion of the upper strut assy lines up with the metal portion and that the spring lines up with the rubber portion. Everything should fit tightly and but up against edges. <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">Replace rear strut</span> 19. replace strut <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">Installation is the reverse of removal</span> |
^^ 20. get a alignment!! <<< don't forget that step
nice DIY dtn. thats a big impact for such a small job. u couldn't find a biger one? lmao.gif |
the shop i use services every type of vehical there is. They only have multipurpose tools, for impact guns they have adjustable ones that can do Semi's wheels or tiburon's wheels smile.gif
You don't need to get an alignment unless you bump or bend something in the tib, they're all fixed bolt-on points. As long as everything still lines up right your alignment will be right on. |
Great DIY!
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Thought it would be handy to have the tightening torque info here as well. If someone remembers them please take a look to check if they look ok!
Numbers are the same for front and rear unless specified. Bolt in step 6 (sway bar joint): 35-45 Nm (25-33 lbft) The 2 bolts in step 7 (2 nuts): 110-130 Nm (80-94 lbft) Upper strut nuts (step 10): Front: 40-50 Nm (29-36 lbft) Rear: 20-30 Nm (14-22 lbft) Central strut self-locking nut: 60-70 Nm (43-51 lbft) Related question -- I need to change my upper mount for a front strut, I can hear clunking noises when going over bumps while steering. Is there anything special to do, other than just taking the old mount out and putting the new one back in? Do you need to grease anything or something? Also, in step 13 - doesn't the shock rotate when you try to loosen the top nut? Do you have to hold it with something? If only those spring compressor clamps are available, would it help putting the clamps before removal and loosening the top nut with the strut still on the car? |
Sorry for bumping this up 02.gif
How much do I torque the 3 12mm or 14mm nuts from the top of the front struts? 29-36 lbft?? |
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (radu_rd2 @ Jul 31 2007, 12:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Upper strut nuts (step 10): Front: 40-50 Nm (29-36 lbft)</div>
yes |
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Thanks it just doesn't seem like it will be tight enough. |
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