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Ben_ · 02-14-2015, 11:50 PM

Yea you might be doing it wrong

zen · 02-15-2015, 11:08 AM

possibly, yeah i noticed right after because the other one was so much easier and actually fit

Ben_ · 02-15-2015, 01:48 PM

Haha, sometimes this is all it takes to get it put together right

zen · 02-16-2015, 02:06 PM

Now I'm struggling with the top nut on the front. I'm using an offset wrench and hex key

CrankyOldMan · 02-16-2015, 04:26 PM

17mm offset wrench, 6mm (8mm?) Allen wrench. Make sure you keep the allen wrench in one position (to keep from spinning the piston) and turn the offset wrench counter-clockwise. You may want to start the nut by putting the wrenches about 15-20° apart, then squeezing them like a pair of pliers. You use the same technique for removing the sway bar links.

If you remove the wiper cowl, there is a lot more room for your hands. I've left it on the last two times, but that was only after I got a pass-through socket wrench. Be careful if you do though--there's some super sharp edges hiding under there.

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02-14-2015, 11:50 PM	#19
Ben_ View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris Hatch Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 269	Yea you might be doing it wrong

02-15-2015, 11:08 AM	#20
zen Drives: 2014 Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: N. Chas, SC Posts: 36	possibly, yeah i noticed right after because the other one was so much easier and actually fit

02-15-2015, 01:48 PM	#21
Ben_ View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris Hatch Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 269	Haha, sometimes this is all it takes to get it put together right

02-16-2015, 02:06 PM	#22
zen Drives: 2014 Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: N. Chas, SC Posts: 36	Now I'm struggling with the top nut on the front. I'm using an offset wrench and hex key

02-16-2015, 04:26 PM	#23
CrankyOldMan 2ZR swap. DO IT! Ask how! View User's Garage Drives: 09 Meteoric Metallic HB Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: West Michigan Posts: 2,333	17mm offset wrench, 6mm (8mm?) Allen wrench. Make sure you keep the allen wrench in one position (to keep from spinning the piston) and turn the offset wrench counter-clockwise. You may want to start the nut by putting the wrenches about 15-20° apart, then squeezing them like a pair of pliers. You use the same technique for removing the sway bar links. If you remove the wiper cowl, there is a lot more room for your hands. I've left it on the last two times, but that was only after I got a pass-through socket wrench. Be careful if you do though--there's some super sharp edges hiding under there.