how do i access the rear struts on my gen 1.5 solara?*UPDATE
by xavier » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:43 am
I got serious rattling going on and I want to try to tighten it
EDIT nevermind i found it
*UPDATE* I finally got it fixed...just wanted to let you guys know what it was incase you may have a similiar problem. I got everything taken apart and still could not figure out what it was...the three mount bolts were tight on each side. After being in the back seat and actually feeling the rattle in the top of the strut...I pulled the rear wheel....everything was tight and looked ok. I was baffled. I took that little plastic dust cover off the top of the strut and put a wrench on the strut cap nut (in the center). To my surprise...It was barely finger tight. I tightened her up and the rear is silent now! I love my car again!
EDIT nevermind i found it
*UPDATE* I finally got it fixed...just wanted to let you guys know what it was incase you may have a similiar problem. I got everything taken apart and still could not figure out what it was...the three mount bolts were tight on each side. After being in the back seat and actually feeling the rattle in the top of the strut...I pulled the rear wheel....everything was tight and looked ok. I was baffled. I took that little plastic dust cover off the top of the strut and put a wrench on the strut cap nut (in the center). To my surprise...It was barely finger tight. I tightened her up and the rear is silent now! I love my car again!
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