Toyota 48131-1B890 Spring, Front Coil, RH

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To clarify, strut assemblies do not always go bad or wear off at the same time; however, wheels should replace the left and right struts at the same time to avoid handling issues and odd sensations during driving. First, undwine the front wheel lug nuts but do not remove them then, take off the front of the automobile you are working on and support it with jackstands. Take off the front wheel then take off the brake and the brake bracket. Subsequently, remove the front hub. Loosen the flare nut with the flare nut wrench together with the open end wrench, when doing this, ought not to round-off the fitting. To avoid too much seepage, cover the reservoir with clean plastic and tie it with a rubber band; cap the open ends of the line respectively in order to eliminate the chance of dirt entry. The next operation is to detach bolts and nuts that are installed at the upper part of the strut, which can be found in the engine compartment, there are three such nuts, additionally, there are two more bolts by the steering knuckle. He recalled that the strut can now be removed by applying a force on the middle of the suspension arm to free the collars that are coming from the knuckle bolt holes. As for the removal, the installation is vice versa, after connecting the brake hose, fill the brake reservoir and bleed brakes. Should a new strut have been fitted then the driver should take the car to a dealer service department or an alignment shop, to have the alignment checked and corrected if the need arises.

To prevent the suspension support and damper rod from turning, wedge a screwdriver or prybar between one of the upper mounting studs and the socket.

Place the inner washer and rubber insulator on the shock rod, insert the rod through the upper mounting hole, and push up on the shock absorber to align the lower shock eye in the mounting bracket. Then install the bolt and nut, tightening them securely.

Raise the jack under the suspension arm and check that the lower insulator is correctly positioned. If it is not, lower the jack and reposition the insulator.

Remove the shock-to-lower control arm nut and bolt.