im trying to swap out rear struts, i cant remove the damn brake line from the strut... i used a wrench on the bottom nut under the bracket but it wont budge, so far i PB blastered it but i dont think that will work.. it seems like its seized or something.. any tips on how to take the thing out?
I had a similar issue. get a proper brake line wrench and it wont be a problem.
Worst case you may need to cut the brake line and get a replacement from a auto wrecker.
i made a picture, is it the bottom one nut that needs to be loosened? i took another look and it doesnt even look like it has threads, i looked inside the tiny crack not visable in picture
the top one comes off no problem, but the bottom nut is stuck
Last edited by BeatupRolla; 09-20-2011 at 01:14 AM.
i geuss i will have to pick up a normal wrench tomorrow, i was using the adjustable wrench..
another question does the strut just drop out after i remove the 2 bottom bolts? there is no way to unscrew the top hat from underneith, and no way from the trunk either right?
so, take off the top nut then in the picture you see that little lip at the very edge of the bracket on the left, grab that with a pair of pliers and wiggle it out. it pulls out like a clip then the bottom line pops out of the braket.
the bottom is not actually a nut, you will see once you wiggle it out.
if you fold down the back seat you will see the 3 nuts holding the strut from the top and it will drop out.
Last edited by eberbs1; 09-20-2011 at 02:18 AM.
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The rear struts are the same from 88-92, but the fx corolla struts dont line up with the 2 holes at the bottom. i figured that out after some gooback at lordco sold me the wrong ones. The front struts on some corollas are different, some are sealed and the whole strut needs to be replaced (like the back struts), some (like mine) are serviceable so you can remove just the strut out of the casing and replace it.
The hardest part about swapping the struts is bleeding the brakes and also maybe using those stupid spring compressors.
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thanks so much man you are so much help... yeah another question i have lol... how do you bleed the rear drums? there is no bleed screw like the ones on calipers? i know how to bleed brakes i just dont know where the bleeder screw is... where you connect the bleeder hose to, to bleed it... i made a 1 man bleeder jar thing, hopeful it works... didnt see the bleeder screw earlier... maybe cause i wasnt looking for it..
Last edited by BeatupRolla; 09-20-2011 at 02:42 AM.
the rear bleeder screws are on the back of the drum, if your looking straight at the drum its on the upper right on the back. also drums are a real bitch, so after they are all blead i would take it to a brake shop and get the rear drums adjusted because once you bleed them it fucks with them and you can cause wear and damage to the drums if there not adjusted, i think your suppose to get it done every 6 months.
Also get a wheel alignment while your at it.
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got the strut off, you are suposed to remove the top brake nut, not he bottom one... the bottom one doesnt come loose..
something weird i noticed when bleeding.. when i beed the 88 the fluid comes out slow.. when i bleed the 92 the fluid comes out much quicker... is it because the 88 brake sytem is older or could something be wrong?? the 92 fluid looked super old, almost with a creamy color to it..
so i did the other side which was passenger side and that side seemed to bleed faster.. im going to geuss that the bleeder screw on the other side was a bit clogged which was causing poor fluid flow...
also i didnt realy adjust the rear drums but so far it seems like it brakes evenly?? it doesnt pull either side while braking... weird.. its suposed to pull while braking right?
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