How do you replace the rear strut in your 2000 Hyundai Sonata?

Answer 1

Jack up car and support with jack stands. Remove rear wheels. Go inside rear door of car and tilt upper rear seat backs down. Remove philips head screws from black trim that holds rear window package tray ( or carpet trim) in place. Push package tray up out of way. You may have to push hard because it is also held by plastic push pins. Remove rubber insulating blocks in each rear corner. Now you will have access to upper strut mount. Put jack under the axil your working on to support it. Go back in the car and disconnect the three 13 mm nuts from the upper mount. Go back under the car and disconnect the one 3/4 inch bolt that holds the bottom of the strut. Once disconnected you may have to use a hammer to tap the bottom of the strut off the pin. ( they get stuck on some times). Now lower your support jack and remove the strut assembly. You will need a spring compressor to to take the tension off the spring so you can remove the nut that holds the strut mount and transfer the spring and mount to the new strut.then just reverse the procedure to install.( same procedure for both sides) do one at a time. ( don,t try to remove nut from top of strut assembly without compressor in place you can get hurt bad!