To Henry: i believe it was a 17mm offset wrench and a shortened 6mm allen key (or hex wrench it is sometimes called)

Thanks for the upload...I was about to buy an expensive wrachet for this job, but for 3rd of the cost I'll be able to get a set of the ring spanners your using 😀 👍💯🙏

@therealgabrielcash

2 жыл бұрын

Right on! It isnt a tough job but it takes a while lol hope you have someplace warm to work on it :)

Thank you for the information I'm about to change mind say hi from Puerto Rico 👍

@therealgabrielcash

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! It takes a while but i know you will have nicer weather then i did in -20°C up in Canada lol

Where did you put the little washer that comes in the same bag as the new top nut??? I can't find this anywhere if it should go on top where the bolt sticks through or if it goes in between the steel mount ring and the nut that has the coil spring torqued down. Monroe doesn't include where to put it in the manual... I am asking because this brand new strut STILL has a gap when I lower the car and I can't close it by tightening, so I am afraid I just pulled a newbie and put the washer in wrong. Any help is most appreciated!

@therealgabrielcash

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but mine came all assembled as a quickstrut the only pieces i needed to put on were the large steel/rubber washer mount (that goes on from inside the engine bay) and then the lock nut to hold that down. No little washer involved.

its the same for the other side?

@therealgabrielcash

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, rinse and repeat!

What other parts did you replace?

@therealgabrielcash

7 жыл бұрын

ben2mx That was it, get yourself a QuickStrut and it will have everything all ready put together so you dont have to assemble the entire strut yourself prior to installing it on your car. The car itself has had new rotors and pads, new serpentine belt, and now the front struts. Pretty good for a 10 year old car!

i just took this damn strut out because of a creek .... it wasnt the strut .... damn it...

@gello1979

6 жыл бұрын

zloben9000 😂😂

@therealgabrielcash

5 жыл бұрын

Hate when that happens, think it's one thing and it's actually another! :(

@zloben9000

5 жыл бұрын

it was the lower control arm bushing 60mm and creeking like hell

@baronvonfritz

5 жыл бұрын

Hey was the creak happening under hard braking or just in general? I have a friend with a weird grinding creak pop sprang noise that happens in the last few feet of hard braking that I can't figure out. Pads, rotors, bearings, all good. Lower control arm bushings we're actually starting to rip.

@zloben9000

5 жыл бұрын

use liquid soap and lube the bushings see if it makes any difference

All I see is a wrench stucked to locking nut? No removal, nice video???

@therealgabrielcash

4 жыл бұрын

It is a video showing a tip to help people that are trying to remove the strut. It is not a complete instructional video on how to remove a strut.

@josephroberts2555

3 жыл бұрын

If you can't figure out the rest then maybe hire a mechanic lol

@josephroberts2555

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip btw

@North49191

3 жыл бұрын

turn the wrench duh!

I did this job yesterday (but had to remove everything as didn't have offset tools) - totally fucking stupid the way this car is designed...

@pedrofernandez8729

3 жыл бұрын

Prius has the same issue, sacrifice engine compartment space for more passenger room.

@therealgabrielcash

2 жыл бұрын

It is amazing what engineers think when they design things. My 2011 Colorado with the 5 cylinder engine needs 8 hours of labour to change a valve cover gasket!!! My old Nissan Xterra was 5 minutes with a phillips screw driver.