Liftgate Support Strut Fix | Toyota Highlander
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- How to fix the liftgate struts that have failed and worn out. We are doing this on a Toyota Highland model year 2008. The rear tailgate does not open all the way when you press the open button. This Toyota Highlander comes with a power assisted rear tailgate, but the two struts on either side have lost their strength over the years. This process is really quick and requires you to remove only 8 bolts total.
Having the rear door not fully open can be a huge pain in the butt. The liftgate on the rear of this highlander still opened about 80% of the way, but in the colder months it gets much worse. For a quick and easy fix you can have the rear door opening all the way back to the top!
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This should be the same for:
Toyota Highlander 2008
Toyota Highlander 2009
Toyota Highlander 2010
Toyota Highlander 2011
Toyota Highlander 2012
Toyota Highlander 2013
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-10mm socket
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solid video guys. just upgraded my highlander with parts from the link you provided :)
Wooh! Thank you
Honestly your best work
There's no way
very incompetent demonstration of work with high potential of injury
Thanks for the warning, I'm glad we weren't injured!
Hey now! Sometimes it takes a wack on the head to get people straightened out.
How to remove the power assit arm that connect to the tail gate to make the gate a manual operation ? Please explain.
Not sure, ours was connected the whole time
FYI You don't have to remove brackets to replace struts.
You don't! We were newbs back then
Yes you actually do - because the OEM struts are permanently crimped onto the bracket. So you either have to buy new struts AND brackets, or, CUT the balls off the old brackets (with a dremel, etc) - it's a real shame Toyota used struts that are so much trouble to change.
Can you do one on replacing power lift gate struts for a 2011 Cadillac SRX?
If I had one to work on sure! 🧐
besides the two liftgate support struts, there is another lever that looks like the strut. Do you know what its called and the part number is? do you have a video that you replaced it before if so, please share it with me. thank you so much
Sorry, we only replaced the ones depicted in this video :(
How do you take the brackets off the hydrolics?
Typically the ball joint cup thing has a spring clip that you pop out with a flat screwdriver. This allows the cup to come off the ball
No entirely sure, but I don't think you are supposed to use the electronic opening/closing functions with these types of struts?
I'm not sure I follow. The car came with struts in this exact location?
I own a 2nd gen Highlander and have been wondering what type of rear hatch struts my vehicle calls for (the electronic OR gas strut). I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think you are supposed to use the gas powered struts with the automatic rear liftgate open/close function unless you have the electronic struts. You are demonstrating how to install/replace a "gas" powered "manual" strut which may be the incorrect part and damage the motor that lifts and closes the rear hatch. You may want to update your video and let people know that they may need to disable the automatic open/close function on their highlander if they go with the manual struts you are demonstrating???
@@philliptaylor5981they don’t come with electric struts
Tell me more about this Dan tool. How much torques can it handle? Does it come with a silent option? Is it also a slave to the Amazon?
The Dan tool can handle about 4 torques on a good day, there is no silent option, but is not a slave to Amazon.
How did you separate the bracket with the ball from the strut? You didn't show this and I'm having a real time of trying to separate the two. I'm stuck. Thanks for any help.
If I recall correctly there's a metal piece on the back of the cup that you pop upward and off with a flathead screwdriver
There is a small pin, see for example czcams.com/video/f6DxO_FV9Tc/video.html
Use a small flat blade screwdriver, pick, or needle nose pliers, to remove the metal spring clip on the back of the ball cup/socket, then if the ball does not easily come out, put down cardboard to protect the surface, and pry it out by lever action of the screwdriver blade, but usually no prying is needed if the clip is taken far enough off.
@@stinkycheese804 on the 08 they are Supposedly pressed on from the factory. I pride and pride before I did some reading. Supposedly pressed on from the factory. I pryed and pryed before I did some reading. They won't come off the ball unless you cut the socket aspect with something. Or by cheap after market brackets for $30
@@koreyhannan9071 Huh? The entire pair of struts with new brackets is only $30 on Amazon. If you don't have a clip, then yes it will take a lot of prying or then buy a pair with brackets included.
How did you remove the old strut from the ball?
There's a metal retainer that you can wedge a flat head screwdriver under on the back side of the ball
Is there a brand thats strong enough where i can use just 1 strut
I'm not sure about that, my guess is they would have to be larger to support the weight, the effort to change it out to a single would probably take more time than it's worth.
Why would you not pop the clip and pull therm off? You’re going to get somebody hurt….
These came with new balls, you could just pop them off and run the original ball, but I don't see how that's any safer?
Depends, if your replacements don't come with brackets, then it is more economical to reuse the existing ones if the welding on them is not failing, rather than buy brackets separately, but if your new struts come with new brackets already on them, might as well use them, is just as easy to remove two bolts as it is to pop a clip off. However, when you discard the old worn out struts, you might still want to take the old brackets off and keep them if in good shape, in case the new brackets later fail.
crappy demonstration. too much camera movement, can't tell what's going on.
Thanks for the constructive criticism, we try to use a tripod regularly now!
@@HardwayLearning Not just tripod, needs better camera angles, better lighting. It looks like recording this was just an afterthought that wasn't prepared for.