DIY 91-94 Tercel Front/Rear Strut Spring Replacement

This DIY is for a front and rear spring replacement , But you can use this DIY to replace your struts as well .

First you remove the front brake line to the strut then you mark your strut bolts so when you put them back you can get as close as you can with the alignment .

Then you loosen up the bottom bolts on the struts then you go to the top of the strut and remove the three nuts . In this photo you will notice how the strut mount looks like a oval shape , When putting this back on it must me the same way .

 

Once you have the strut out then you use the spring compressor , Vise grip to hold the center strut from spinning as you remove the center nut on your strut .

Once you have the spring out then you do everything in reverse order making sure you put back the bump stop in the center of the strut .

Make sure you have the gap on the strut mount is towards the fire wall or else your strut will be out of alignment and possible do damage to your tires . Once you have the front struts on correctly then you tighten all your nuts and bolts .

Now for your rear struts you must remove the plastic cover then you will see two nuts .

Then you go to the bottom of the strut and remove the one bolt going through the center of the strut .Then using the spring compressor as was done on the front struts and do the same thing .

With the rear one it has a nipple to clamp on to or a tool that fits and holds the center rod on the strut . You can loosen it up while the strut is on the car or you can do this while the spring compressor is applied off the car .

Once you have replace the spring then you do the reverse and put your rear strut on .

There you have a basic DIY for replacing struts or springs .

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DIY Front Wheel Bearing Corolla 93 - 97

This DIY is of the front wheel bearing , These year vehicles do not have a HUB sealed bearing they have a bearing only and the HUB is sold seperatly only if needed . These must be pressed on and off .

First make sure you secure your rear tire and you use jack stands . Then once you jack up the vehicle you can start removing the tire and wheel .

Once the tire is off then you remove the cotter pin that holds the CV shaft through the bearing and the nut lock .

There are many ways you can remove the CV shaft nut . Since I was working alone I put the tire back on and lowered the car and then with my torque wrench I removed it . you can use a air gun , you can have someone step on the brake , You can do one side at a time but in this case I was doing both sides .

Then I removed the bolt that holds the brake line .

Then I removed my brake caliper and set it some where so it doesn't interfere or stretch the brake line .

Then I removed the break caliper bracket or the torque plate as the book calls it . Some people remove the whole bracket instead of the caliper but since I'm not in a rush I removed it in this order .

Then I ONLY loosen the nut on the bottom strut .

Then I ONLY loosen the top nut on the strut .

Then I removed the cotter pin and ONLY loosen the nut for the tie rod .

Then you remove the cotter pin and ONLY loosen the ball joint nut . The reason I say to loosen only these nuts cause you still have to remove the strut .

Once you have everything loosened up then you can put something on the bottom of the strut and lower the vehicle so that it presses the spring smaller . Then with your spring compressor you can put it on . this way makes it easier then having to compress the spring you have some added help here . Once you have your spring compressor secure then you can raise the vehicle . Remove the strut bolts and nuts .

Then you can gently start tapping out your tie rod , your bearing and your CV shaft .

Then there you have it the whole spindle and assembly . Ready to take it to a shop to have them press it on and off .

This is basically what you need a inner and outer seal and the front bearing if yoru hub is damaged then you have to purchase that .

The red arrow is the hub part and the yellow arrow is the bearing and the blue arrow is the outer seal .

The yellow arrows show the hub and the inner seal .

The first two pictures are what it should look like when you have the new bearings and front and rear seal pressed in . Then you press in the hub and then this is what it looks like when it is completed .

Then you put everything back together . Before you put your tire back on check and recheck all your bolts , nuts , cotter pins .

Then put your tire on lower your vehicle check and recheck your lug nuts .