Hey guys, havent written here in a lon g while....well i was swapping back to stock springs....oh its a pain....

so i was trying to put the right front strut on my '04 xb and i pulled the arm toward me (away from engine) since is swings around and im trying to put the strut on the mount....then when i go to slide the arm to the strut....ITS STUCK OUT! its totally stuck tilted like the bottom of the tires would be tcking under the car...

looks and feels as though the axle from the center slipped out or something and cant get back into its gear? ANYBODY HELP!! i would greatly appreciate it..... i need to fix this asap...daily driver..

thanks guys
1cebox

 

See if this helps get an idea of what i mean....im sure i might have explained wrong....

 

well id have to take a closer look but it seems to me that you pulled the axle out and you just have to pop it back in - its really no big deal

 

I thought it would be that simple but trust me ive tried that and everything...i looked under and saw that the rubber cover from where it seems to be pulled out is like stretched....but i twist and turn....push and pull....seems like its still in track....but i dont know why it still stickin out so much...

 

well it might take a little bit more force then you think but thats all it could be well im no mechanic either but i would try a little more oommph!!!

 

Basically you CV boot poped off?

no worries, just make sure its nice and greased up
for now, and put a zip tie on it till you can get it fixed
you can drive like that with no prob.

Wait was it the one attached to the wheel mount,
or the one attached farther towards the inside of the
car?

 

its the one further into the car....near the centerf of the car under the engine....i couldnt really see it good last night....im gonna see if i can take off the rubber sleeve and see whats goin on in there....i think it can be slipped off....hopefully i dont make things worse...haha...

any other ideas?

thanks guys

 

that's the way it goes. with the corner off the ground, that whole assembly is supported by the strut. with the strut out of place, the assembly swings down. when it does swing, you have to be careful to let it down easily, or you risk damage to the CV. I ran into the same issue when doing my springs, and couldn't get the strut to line up for the life of me. don't force it, just wiggle it gently back and forth,and it should go back on.

 

found it:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...325&highlight=

 

Yup samething happened to me. You just have to kinda rock it in there and then put the bolts in. It helps if you have a friend ready with the bolts.

 

THANKS GUYS I GOT IT!....took some pacience but i finally got it and finished up....i ran into the same problem as you cherrybox where i couldn get the two 19mm bolts to go in but i had my dad step on the rotor and bam...skipped in...

THANKS AGAIN GUYS!