Toyota 51201-52097
Suspension Crossmember, Front

The first step to remove the front cross-member is to set front wheels in a straight-ahead stance followed by hood bolt removal. Start by taking off the front wiper arm head cap and proceed with removal of left and right front wiper arm assemblies including their blades. Uninstall the hood to cowl top seal and the left and right cowl top ventilator louvers. Remove the windshield wiper motor and link together with the right front air shutter seal as well as the outer cowl top panel. The column hole cover silencer sheet requires removal by first removing floor carpet then releasing two clips. Fixing the steering wheel assembly with a seat belt while marking the sliding yoke lets technicians separate the steering sliding yoke sub-assembly through bolt A loosening and bolt B removal of the steering intermediate shaft assembly. Start by removing clip A from the body along with separating clip B from the body to remove the No. 1 steering column hole cover sub-assembly. Use the same method to sever the left and right tie rod end sub-assemblies after removing the front wheel. Proceed with separating the left and right front stabilizer link assemblies through the identical approach used previously followed by left and right front lower suspension arm sub-assembly disconnection. The two hangers (Engine Hanger No. 1: 12281-37020, Engine Hanger No. 2: 12282-37010) must be installed in the correct direction before hooking up an engine chain hoist to them for suspension of the engine assembly. Avoid suspending by any other part. Start by removing the bolt that attaches the engine moving control rod which enables separation of the rod from the crossmember then support the crossmember with a transmission jack before proceeding to remove the 6 bolts. unsubscribe the power steering gear by removing its two bolts as well as two nuts while preventing the nut from rotating. The removal of front stabilizer No. 1 brackets on both sides will proceed in a single manner before handling the front stabilizer bar itself. Other side performs the same method of removing front lower suspension arm sub-assembly. Take out the 2 clips from the engine moving control rod cover and then remove engine moving control rod from automatic and manual transaxles by unboltting them. The procedure ends by removing the front suspension member dumper weight after taking away its 2 bolts.

The first step to remove the front cross-member requires positioning front wheels facing forward and removing the hood through its 4 bolts. Begin by taking out the front wiper arm head caps and proceeding to remove the assemblies including wiper arm and blade from both left and right sides. Next, remove the front components including hood to cowl top seal, cowl top ventilator louvers on both sides and windshield wiper motor with its link. Detach both components: right-side front air shutter seal from its position and outer cowl top panel from its mounting. To access the column hole cover silencer sheet you need to remove the floor carpet and unwedge its 2 clips. The procedure for separating the steering sliding yoke sub-assembly involves fixing the steering wheel assembly using a seat belt then marking the sliding yoke while loosening bolt A followed by removing bolt B to separate the steering intermediate shaft assembly. First detach A clip from the No. 1 steering column hole cover sub-assembly then break clip B before removing the front wheel followed by separating the tie rod end sub-assemblies from both sides followed by removal of the front stabilizer link assemblies and front lower suspension arm sub-assemblies on both sides. The engine suspension requires installing two hangers (Engine Hanger No. 1: 12281-37020, Engine Hanger No. 2: 12282-37010) in proper orientation before securing the engine chain hoist since no engine support must be by any other part. You must remove the bolt that holds the engine moving control rod along with the moving rod to free the front suspension crossmember sub-assembly next support the crossmember with a transmission jack before you take out the six bolts. The power steering gear can be detached through removing 2 bolts and 2 nuts but ensure the nut stays still. Remove the front stabilizer No. 1 brackets from both sides of the vehicle before proceeding to take off the front stabilizer bar. Both front lower suspension arm sub-assemblies need removal before the engine moving control rod cover can come off with the removal of its 2 retaining clips. The engine moving control rod requires removal along with the automatic and manual transaxle bolts whereas the 2 bolts securing the front suspension member dumper weight must be removed as well.

Temporarily tighten the front lower suspension arm sub-assemblies for both the left and right sides.

Use a bolt to secure the engine moving control rod, ensuring a torque of 100 Nm (1020 kgf-cm, 74 ft-lbf) for both automatic and manual transaxles, temporarily tightening the transaxle side before final torque.

Install the front lower suspension arm sub-assemblies for both sides using the same procedure.