How To: 100 Series Hood Lift Support
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I tried this too. Driver side went smoothly but passenger side not so much. The hood side strut mount refused to budge. In fact my 12 mm wrench slipped.
So i took the head off the ball mount with a cutting wheel and then tried to turn the stud, still with no success. Now it is badly mauled by all the attempts with locking plyers and not coming out :/
A friend has suggested using jb weld to attach my 12mm socket on it and let it cure overnight. And then try turning it with a ratchet.
So i took the head off the ball mount with a cutting wheel and then tried to turn the stud, still with no success. Now it is badly mauled by all the attempts with locking plyers and not coming out :/
A friend has suggested using jb weld to attach my 12mm socket on it and let it cure overnight. And then try turning it with a ratchet.
Here's the obvious but did you try putting a rust penetrant? Also sometimes an impact wrench has better luck to break stuff loose rather than steady pressure.
I know I am late to the game on this but man o man. $28 dollars and about 8 minutes and my hood stays up all by itself now. Totally worth it!!!
thanks for this info. I recently purchased a LC 470 (144K miles run). During my pre-purchase inspection, Lexus dealership gave an estimate for 435 (including labor) to replace two struts. It a daytime robbery. Now i am looking for a genuine lexus mechanic in the LA area.
Thanks for this, just ordered. Up to $38 now but less than I thought the inflation would be.
Going to try these, $25 and currently 5% off, should be here tomorrow or the next day. Amazon product ASIN B01H8A815A
I used the same and it works perfectly fine.
Installed these yesterday, opened the same amount as the previously installed strut, looked to be OEM. Didn't think OEMs at $200 are worth it. I could replace these 6 times to get to that cost, and it takes 5 minutes.
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Installed these ones today, they're great. However the thick part for me was previously installed at the bottom and I copied that, so mine are upside down lol
Should I change them
I bought an LS400 many years ago where the previous owner must have installed them upside down. I noticed this a year later and reinstalled them in the correct orientation. I never noticed any issues just bothered me once I realized they were installed incorrectly.
With that said, I would change them. It only takes 5 minutes and you can rest better knowing that they are installed correctly.