This is the only DIY video I watched. It gave me a good feeling for the forest but it misses a lot of trees. First, there’s absolutely no reason to remove the axle nut. Secondly, one person cannot handle the weight of the strut assembly when reassembling as his video shows. Thirdly, you better have an extra jack because the new parts are not gonna line up as he shows. Lastly, I don’t know what he was doing to torque the sway bar bolt. He appeared to be holding a wrench on the back side, but that’s just a round rubber boot. If the nut doesn’t snug up quickly the bolt just spins. There’s an Allen head fitting on the end of the bolt that lets you get enough compression in the fitting that the bolt won’t spin. This C grade would be an A if it were more honest about the way things really work.
These aren’t OEM. From my understanding Toyota does not sell a pre assembled strut and the process for replacement is more complicated. These will not give you that smooth buttery ride like an OEM part according to many reviews.
This aint that easy. Plan on spending the first day getting all the old bolts/nuts loose. You will need lots of PB Blaster and a propane torch. Heat/cool, heat cool, heat cool at least 5 times. Then start trying to get the bolt/nuts broken loose - use a breaker bar, but go easy and DO NOT strip a nut. And if you need to cut a knuckle bolt that wont come loose, you will need to wait weeks for a replacement. And in their infinite wisdom, Lexus makes those bolts in 4 different sizes. so you gotta get an old one out to measure
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Why do you have to remove the axle nut?
This is the only DIY video I watched. It gave me a good feeling for the forest but it misses a lot of trees. First, there’s absolutely no reason to remove the axle nut. Secondly, one person cannot handle the weight of the strut assembly when reassembling as his video shows. Thirdly, you better have an extra jack because the new parts are not gonna line up as he shows. Lastly, I don’t know what he was doing to torque the sway bar bolt. He appeared to be holding a wrench on the back side, but that’s just a round rubber boot. If the nut doesn’t snug up quickly the bolt just spins. There’s an Allen head fitting on the end of the bolt that lets you get enough compression in the fitting that the bolt won’t spin. This C grade would be an A if it were more honest about the way things really work.
These are quick struts using pre assembled Chinese springs.
What about replacement of the sway bar bushing?
I think that impact wrench already torqued those top nuts to more than 63 ft lbs.
These aren’t OEM. From my understanding Toyota does not sell a pre assembled strut and the process for replacement is more complicated. These will not give you that smooth buttery ride like an OEM part according to many reviews.
Did this earlier for 5 hours and 1.5 for allignment
This aint that easy. Plan on spending the first day getting all the old bolts/nuts loose. You will need lots of PB Blaster and a propane torch. Heat/cool, heat cool, heat cool at least 5 times. Then start trying to get the bolt/nuts broken loose - use a breaker bar, but go easy and DO NOT strip a nut. And if you need to cut a knuckle bolt that wont come loose, you will need to wait weeks for a replacement. And in their infinite wisdom, Lexus makes those bolts in 4 different sizes. so you gotta get an old one out to measure