Heelllppp On Changing Ke30 Front Shocks

[Chief]

hey everyone I'm just undertaking changing my front shocks and I'm soo stuck could anyone give me some help does the whole strut come out or is it just a top cartridge thing sooo stuck :jamie:

cheers

[Taz_Rx]

Remove the spring top hat, spring and rubber boot (if it has one).

 

You'll then see there's a nut in the top of the strut tube. Remove that - you might need to use a hammer and punch to loosen it, and then you can lift out the shock.

 

Reverse order for re-assembly. :jamie:

[anastasios]

or a vice!

[Evan G]

are you compressing the spring?

[Chief]

:jamie: cheers boys I'm probably gonna do a thread on it cause i was soo lost lol but yea i finally compressed the spring and it all flowed from there :dance: but i have one more question is there anyways i can get the brake hose to come apart from the strut?

thanks for all your help :bash:

[Taz_Rx]

I can't quite remember if the corolla ones are 1 or 2 piece :jamie: confused with that and my mazda.

 

As far as I can remember they're one piece though. You need to remove the steel>rubber connection where it goes through the guard. Then there's a little metal clip that hold the hose to the strut. Lift that one and then you can pull the hose off the strut.

[Chief]

hey mate ive got one more question....for now lol i can't get the hex thingo on the top of the shock off ive been hitting it with a punch but it doesnt seem to turn is it threaded cuz it just doesnt seem to move or is it like a pop thingo? (excuse my very technical terms like thingo and doodad i use them alot)

[Taz_Rx]

If you taken the whole strut out of the car maybe Try putting the hexy doodad in a vicey thingo and turn the whole strut instead. :jamie: If its really tight, put a steel bar in behind the discs for some leverage.

[anastasios]

also while the strut is out cut a slot in the brake line thingo, makes it alot easier to remove calipers etc in the future, without stripping nuts

[Chief]

ahh no wonder i couldnt get it off the after taking it down to the local wholesale suspension i paid them 40 dollars to do what i couldnt undo 2 nuts but they had loctite on them little buggers that why i was destroying the nut before it gaveway YAY finally done the front and its taken me all day lol thats why I'm not a mechanic lol cheers taz for help all day lol and converting it to my language hahaha and thanks anastasios for the tip i did it and it works a treat fcuk yeaaa cheers boys