Rear strut replacement - Protege
Introduction
Hello, today I’m going to walk you through replacing Rear struts on a 2003 Mazda Protege. This is a fairly straight forward procedure but by following my How-To I hope it will be an even easier experience for you.
Estimated Time: 25 mins per side
Tools required:
- 14mm socket (sway bar end link)
- 19mm socket (tire lugs)
- 1/2 ratchet
- 14mm box end wrench
- impact wrench
Step by step
1.Safely jack up the car on the frame
2.Remove the rear tire using a 19mm socket
3.Remove the sway bar end link (I believe it is 14mm)
4.Than remove these two bolts connecting to the steering knuckle
5.After removing those two bolts the bottom of the strut should be free. Now remove these 3 nuts from the strut tower (located behind the back seats under the plastic cover
6.Now the strut should be free
7.Install the new struts following these steps backwards
There you go! Hopefully everything went well. Leave a comment if you have any questions or concerns XD..
