Toyota Corolla Front Strut Replacement

This video will show you step-by-step how the replace the front strut assembly on a '09 - '13 Toyota Corolla. The windshield wiper arms and the black plastic upper shroud assembly below it must be removed in order to gain access to the upper strut mount nuts.

Parts and Specialty Tools:

FCS Front Left Black Suspension Strut Assembly

FCS Front Right Black Suspension Strut Assembly

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[terryk]

I may be late but for all the people who have a problem with the man not showing you or telling you what size the socket is....wtf is wrong with you? This day and age where people are doing more stuff on their own and saving money is because of the help of people that decide to teach. It is just really amazing and im so very glad for it. I've been around cars my whole life. a whole bunch of people in my life are gear heads. It just is so helpful when you can go into a project with a little insight if you've never done it. I've never heard so much whining because of people not knowing socket sizes. I mean did you want the man to come show up and hand over hand with you to do the job? I thought he did a good job and showed me what to expect and look for so thank you for your time and the free lesson. That's what you should be hearing. not a bunch of complaining. I also left grammatical errors so that way you can overlook your inability to even think on your own just so you will be able to point out where I didn't use proper spelling or pronunciation or capitalization. Get some of your masculatinity back on me through that. Really not up here to criticize others but more to just let this man know that I thanked him for taking the time out.

[samuelquintanilla]

Absolutely fantastic. You just saved a lot of money for a whole lot of people.

[MichaelAhumada-pb]

Chrome sockets on an impact wrench? I like this guy 😂👌🏼

[roodsound]

Just bought new pre-assembled struts, rotors, calipers etc. About to do a full replacement in my driveway and save thousands of dollars for an afternoon of my time. Thanks for the strut replacement walkthrough for the video homework before doing it!

[albertinomartins]

I watch this video and 2 weeks later I replaced all 4 on my 09 Toyota Corolla thanks for posting the video thank u

[myutube]

I came to YouTube hoping to find a vídeo on this same procedure.
Yours is excellent. Short, very well explained, very good camara shots and to the point.
On the scale of ratings, from 1 to 10, 10 being best, you get 20 from me. 👍 👌
Thank you for sharing

[harnickfam]

Just did a 2009 Corolla LE front pair of struts. I spent the extra money at Rock Auto and bought KYB complete strut assemblies. Some tips: PB Blast the sway bar nuts the night before and have a t-handle Allen key ready; consider just replacing the sway bar hardware. New is cheap and gets you a renewed part; carefully support the rotor to avoid separating the CV joint when releasing the strut until new is reattached (I used cardboard between the Jack and rotor edge); if the new strut does not want to twist, then attach it at top then use a pipe wrench to grab strut and twist it; have a breaker bar handy with a 22mm socket to break loose the main knuckle nuts; for a 2009, I did not remove the plastic shroud and wipers, I just popped the plastic pins and worked under it; do not tighten the 3 top nuts until you set the car back on the ground and let the car settle; put a little lock-tite on the large pin threads before reassembly; have a partner to help-preferably a younger kid that needs to learn this stuff anyway… good luck folks!

[davidmoorhead]

I'd love a video that explicitly shows each socket size as you go along. Finding the right sockets is sometimes the biggest challenge I face. I had to go buy a 21mm socket today. I'm 50 years old, and I somehow did not own a 21mm socket. Great video, but mentioning the socket sizes as you go along would be great.

[JanelleParker-gzwg]

Easiest "how to" video Ive ever found on youtube, seriously!

[pavelmolina]

I used your video to replace the struts on my car and it worked. Thank you so much for posting this.

[mikeb]

I take it that car was made in the US or Canada, mine was made in Japan, and the nuts up top were 12mm and not 14mm, and the ABS line had a metal plate just like the brake line and you put one in front of the other and used the bolt to attach them to the strut. Also for whatever reason I couldn't get the wipers off (didnt have the correct tool and all the parts stores in the area were out) so I removed the plastic pins on the wiper cowl and pushed it up just enough to get my tool and my hand in there to get the nuts out and put them back in, it was a squeeze but I got it done. Great video, definitely helped me in removing and reinstalling the front struts. I cant believe most shops I talked to wanted to charge me around $1000 to change them, I mean yeah I had to spend about $150 for the struts, and I still need to get an alignment, but I was done each side within an hour.

[simontempler]

If I could give this video a 100 thumbs up I would ! ....What a great instructional on how to do this job !!

[kevinmoreira]

Dude you just saved me 800 bucks. Thanks a lot

[THEKillerRyan]

This looks way easier than I expected it to. May have to try it myself. I usually do my own work but I was debating paying someone to do it because I thought it was gonna be tougher than this

[jean-micheltanguay]

I’m glad I found this video. Thank you very much

[herc_ules_therealone]

Getting mine done tomorrow with a quote of $750. Worth every cent I think.

[LaRana]

Such a good tutorial. I started replacing my struts today but could not remove the bottom bold of the struts. I’m using a breaker bar and a blow torch tomorrow hopefully I have better luck.

[melvinmccoy]

Great video with plenty of detail. If you can't do it after watching this video don't even Jack your car up.

[Chilango]

Great video with alot of detail keep up the good work and keep the videos coming.

[EdibleFruityMe]

Thanks for the demonstration. I was able to install new shocks to my 09 Corolla.