Toyota Sienna Service Manual: Removal

1. Remove front wheel

2. Remove front wiper arm head cap

Hint: (see page ww-3)

3. Remove fr wiper arm rh

HINT: (See page WW-3)

4. Remove fr wiper arm lh

HINT: (See page WW-3)

5. Remove cowl top ventilator louver subassembly

Hint: (see page ww-3)

6. Remove windshield wiper motor & link assembly

Hint: (see page ww-3)

7. Remove cowl top panel sub-assembly outer front

HINT: When removing or installing the front shock absorber with coil spring RH, it is necessary to remove the cowl top panel sub-assembly outer front

(a) Disconnect the wire harness from the cowl top panel sub-assembly outer front.

(b) Remove the 9 bolts, cowl top brace and cowl top panel sub-assembly outer front.

8. REMOVE FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSEMBLY LH

(a) Remove the nut and disconnect the front stabilizer link assembly LH from the shock absorber assembly front LH.

HINT: If the ball joint turns together with the nut, use a hexagon (6 mm) wrench to hold the stud.

9. REMOVE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER WITH COIL SPRING

(a) Loosen the lock nut.

NOTICE:

• Do not loosen the nut except for the purpose of disassembling the shock absorber assembly front LH with coil spring.
• Do not remove the lock nut.

(b) Remove the bolt, and disconnect the front flexible hose No.1 and speed sensor front LH.

(c) Remove the 2 nuts and 2 bolts on the lower side of the front shock absorber with coil spring

NOTICE: When removing the bolt, hold the nut not to rotate.

(d) Remove the 3 nuts on the upper side of the front shock absorber with coil spring.

(e) Remove the front shock absorber with the coil spring.