OEM 2006 Toyota Solara Control Arm

2006 Toyota Solara Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to properly handle the Control Arm during removal and installation of the Front Suspension No.1 Lower Arm on 2006 Toyota Solara?

  A: The first procedure for Front Suspension No.1 Lower Arm removal requires the removal of both 3MZ-FE and 2AZ-FE engine types engine assembly with transaxle. Moving on to the next step requires removal of the automatic transaxle transverse engine mounting insulator by unfastening its 3 nuts while the manual transaxle needs all 3 nuts unfastened and the 4 bolts on the bracket must also be removed. First detach the front suspension No.1 lower arm sub-assembly through front side bolt removal then rear side bolt and nut removal before taking off the front suspension arm sub-assembly lower No.1 LH and front lower arm bush stopper. You should begin the installation phase by fixing the front lower arm bush stopper to the front suspension arm sub-assembly lower No.1 LH and then connecting it with front side bolts torqued to 200 Nm (2,040 kgf-cm, 148 ft. lbs.) and the rear side bolt and nut torqued to 206 Nm (2,100 kgf-cm, 152 ft. lbs.). The installation process begins with the automatic transaxle receiving the transverse engine mounting insulator secured through 3 nuts at 87 Nm (887 kgf-cm, 64 ft. lbs.) torque and the manual transaxle requires the bracket assembled via 4 bolts torqued to 64 Nm (653 kgf-cm, 47 ft. lbs.) before the transverse engine mounting insulator is installed with its 3 nuts tightened to 87 Nm (887 kgf-cm, 64 ft. lbs.). Both 2AZ-FE and 3MZ-FE engine types require installation of the engine assembly with transaxle as the final step.