DIY - Toyota Camry Front Strut Replacement

This is a DIY on a 2000 Toyota Camry - Removing and Replacing Front Struts , Strut Mounts and Sway Bar Links .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If your gonna remove the struts you might as well replace the sway bar links and strut mounts at the same time .

 

Make sure you use the proper tools - for example use spring compressor to ensure no injury .

 

Make sure you use jack stands .

 

As you can see those are the original struts and strut mounts , The dot on the strut mounts indicates the way that the high point should be facing when replacing the old ones with the new ones .

Remove the brake line then there is a ABS wire that you carefully unclip from the strut , then from there you remove the sway bar link .

 

Then with a impact wrench you can loosen the bolts that hold the strut to the spindle . Do not remove the bolts out completely .

 

Remember if you do not have a dot to mark the area either scratch a mark or with some kind of paint pen put a mark there , so that if your using the old strut mounts you know how they should be facing when you install them or when you install the new ones you know where to mark those , This is very important because there on  angle and you can put them back wrong .

 In this photo above I etched the bottom part of the base that is under the strut mount and you will be reusing that , they must both be facing the same way .

 Then by using the spring compressor to remove the old spring , Compress the spring then remove the center bolt holding the strut then putting the old spring on the new strut still compressed then putting the bump stops and the dust cover back on before installing the top plate and strut mount , Again etching the strut plate and mount facing towards the same direction as the bottom bolts then you can tighten center nut then release the spring .

As you can notice the mount has a angle .

Then you can install the new strut the same way you removed the old ones . In many situations you do not need a alignment because you aren't removing the outer tie rod but it is best you do a alignment due to camber reasons or at least have it checked out .


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DIY - Replacing Lower Control Arms & Sway Bar Links 2000 Infiniti I300

This is a DIY on how to remove and replace lower control arms and front sway bar links for a 2000 Infiniti I30

 

 

 

 

You DO NOT have to remove the outer tie rod when you do this DIY , Start off by removing the sway bar links from the top .

 

 

In the photo above you can start by removing the ball joints first in the yellow arrow ( Details below on how to remove that part ) Then you can loosen the nut where the green arrow is showing , From there you can remove the red and pink arrow bolts . Then once you have it off you can finish taking off the green nut from the bracket to slide in the new lower control arm .

 

I used a ball joint separator as photo above .

 

 

This is where in the photo above the green arrow was pointed , The driver side has no room to remove it all the way that's why I recommend you loosen that nut this was while the bracket is still braced to the frame you can have torque .

 

Once you remove everything then you can put the parts back on the same way you have taken it off . If you haven't had a alignment go out and get one but none is needed for this DIY .

 

Parts where purchased from eBay at a great deal for lower control arm , sway bar links and outer tie rod , But I didn't need the outer tie rod at this time .

 

 

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DIY - Removing & Replacing a Power Steering Hose 2000 Infiniti I30

This is a DIY on a 2000 Infiniti I30 on how to remove and replace a power steering pressure hose .

 

 

 

This hose is located on the passenger side by the back of the motor near the fire wall , Do not confuse this hose with the A/C hose . In the yellow arrows indicates the hose and the route of the pressure hose . The red arrow shows you that this vehicle comes with a power steering pressure switch . SIDE NOTE - REMOVE THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE SWITCH FIRST FROM THE HOSE - IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE GONNA BREAK THE SWITCH OR CANNOT NOT REMOVE THE SWITCH I RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO PURCHASE ONE FIRST - THIS IS A DEALERSHIP OR CAR QUEST PART - YOU CANNOT FIND THIS PART ON EBAY  - THIS IS A $80 PART .

 

Then you can remove the power steering hose metal line on the left from the hose then the two bolts that hold the bracket down that holds the hose .

 

 

Once you remove the power steering pressure switch ( NOT UNPLUG ) I mean the part then you can slide the hose over to the right then remove the green plug in the red arrow then the bracket that holds the power steering hose to a bracket in back of the motor .

 

 

Then you remove the passenger side tire and you will see where the bracket for the sway bar bushing above that will be the easiest way to remove the bottom bolt that holds the hose .

 

Once you remove that pull the hose from on top out .

 

Then you just in reverse put the hose back on , Top it off with power steering fluid .

 

 

I purchased the hose on eBay where the price was good and the fit was perfect , You might not have to use the bracket to hold the hose because of the protective cover from the heat .

 

Again make sure you can remove the power steering pressure switch .

 

 

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DIY - Valve Cover Gasket Replacement Camry 00

This is a DIY on how to remove and replace a valve cover gasket for a 2000 Toyota Camry with a 2.2 motor .

 

 

First you remove the plug wires , If you aren't sure where they go mark your plugs wires , Then you move on to removing the pcv valve and hose , be real careful in this area if you feel like you need to replace these items then this is your chance , Then you remove the hose that connects to the air box .

 

Once you remove everything then you unscrew the flat nuts on top of the valve cover , This is a unusual place but I think this works a lot better then on some other vehicles , Once you remove the flat nut then you remove the rubber grommet washers that hold the valve cover centered , without removing those washers you cannot remove the valve cover . Then you can remove the cover upwards and start cleaning your cover or any oil that sits on the head .

It is important when you purchase your new valve covers they it comes with the washer grommets . DO NOT USE THE OLD ONES .

Once you have done everything you needed to do then you can put your cover back on , Not forgetting to put the washer grommets on and make sure you hand tight starting from the two center then the outer ones . If needed to make sure the washer grommets seat correctly use your other hand to help guide them as you hand tighten .

Once you hand tighten then you tighten lightly with a ratchet , DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN .

 

In this case I put a new pcv valve and grommet . Then you put everything back in order in reverse .

 

In about a week or two come back and check the flat nuts just in case the rubber gasket shrunk and hand tighten only .

 

 

 

 

 

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DIY - Tire Paint for Temporarily White Lettering

This is a real simple and quick DIY on how to make your tires temporarily have white letters , You can find this at O'riellys Auto Part store . They come in 3 colors . It's made by Dupli Color tire paint . The one I'm using is the white one HT-100 . 

Make sure before you do this you have plenty of time to let this dry , It at least needs 5 days of water free and 24 hours at least before driving . 

Make sure you clean all of the tire with alcohol before you apply this , you want to make sure you have any tire shine off or grease off the tire so that the paint will stick , Follow the directions because you have to shake it for a while and every time you apply , Make sure the letters are on top so you can push down like a pen . Follow and trace your tire .

Once you finish you can apply tire shine .

Apply more when needed , this does fade and some times cracks ,

The good thing about this :

It's temporally 

Looks nice 

Can last long time 

The bad thing about this is 

It fades 

If you have stretched tires it scrapes off on the road so you must re apply as needed 

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DIY How to Remove Plasti Dip

This is a DIY on how to remove plasti dip off your vehicle safely .

I recently plasti dip the center of my wheels and I wanted to remove the plasti dip . I found out that if you do not put alot of coats of the plasti dip then it will not peel off easily . 

After research I learned that Goo Gone for Automotive is safe for clear coats . This has citrus formula in it , 

It is good of you can find a spray bottle and pour the goo gone in the container so that you can spray and let the goo gone sit for about a minute to soak the plasti dip then it will be easily to wipe off . 

As you can see in this photo the plasti dip is peeling up .

As a final step I sprayed the wheels again with goo gone then gave a final wipe , from there I sprayed Dr. Mechanico to remove any grease or oil left behind , This degrease is safe for your wheels because it is organic degrease . It wont eat the oil from your hands like the other kinds .

Once you sprayed your degrease then you can wash with car soap and if you happen to spray the goo gone with your wheels on makes sure you degrease the rotors then take it for a test drive to make sure your brakes burn off any chemicals on the rotors .

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