Warning - Broken control arm bolt!

[devinlamothe]

Can you replace these bolts yourself?

Sorry for the thread resurrection but this has now been posted on RedFlagDeals lol

[WeeYari]

I'd totally forgotten about this thread. Although the TSB states HBs are affected, it only appears to be sedan owners reporting issues here. My '06 HB with a build date of 09/2005 shows absolutely no issues with suspect bolts.

[devinlamothe]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

I'd totally forgotten about this thread. Although the TSB states HBs are affected, it only appears to be sedan owners reporting issues here. My '06 HB with a build date of 09/2005 shows absolutely no issues with suspect bolts.

Yeah I checked mine again and they still look fine, no rust on them.

Maybe we are lucky - mine was manufactured in '06.

[OTA'sTOY]

T-SB-0055-11
Clunk Noise from Front Suspension
covered under 3y/36k

This TSB applies to 2007 – 2011 Yaris Sedan and Yaris Hatchback vehicles produced

BEFORE the
Production Change Effective VINs shown below:

Hatchback Shokki
JTDJT4K3#B5330321
JTDKT4K3#B5330321

Sedan:
Kanto JTDBT4K3#B1404325

Central JTDBT4K3#B4081013

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by OTA'sTOY

T-SB-0055-11
Clunk Noise from Front Suspension
covered under 3y/36k

This TSB applies to 2007 – 2011 Yaris Sedan and Yaris Hatchback vehicles produced

BEFORE the
Production Change Effective VINs shown below:

[LEFT]
Hatchback Shokki
JTDJT4K3#B5330321
JTDKT4K3#B5330321

I know this is an old thread...but I've been hearing a clunking noise now and then too, and I'm confused about the VIN number. The sound is very intermittent and I am taking mine into the dealer Friday....it has less than 19K miles on it, and I'm still under the original warranty. I thought this was only for model year up to 2009.

Here's part of mine: JTDJT4K39A5289---
I don't have the pound sign in my VIN Number. What is the # sign after the "3" in the VIN above?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

I know this is an old thread...but I've been hearing a clunking noise now and then too, and I'm confused about the VIN number. The sound is very intermittent and I am taking mine into the dealer Friday....it has less than 19K miles on it, and I'm still under the original warranty. I thought this was only for model year up to 2009.

Here's part of mine: JTDJT4K39A5289---
I don't have the pound sign in my VIN Number. What is the # sign after the "3" in the VIN above?

The # sign is basically saying to ignore that digit. A is less than B, so it is applicable to your Yaris.

[auxmike]

Isn't this Canada only? My hatch. Vin doesn't even have a letter B in it!

[enviri]

I had this done last year. I had that knocking sensation for a few weeks and they swapped bolts no problem. It happens.

[Firefly]

im from the chicago land area and we get lots of salt
i bought a small tub of axle grease and greased all of the hardware and lines /fittings /threads/cotter pins and ABS sensors with a small brush
i also bought a 1 gallon chemical sprayer and a gallon of crisco veg shortening heated it up in some boiling watter and sprayed every inch of the underside of the car and the bottom foot of the doors (except the hatch) il use babby oil or wd40 on that
im also going to respray/grease the car this fall but with non hyd vegie oil like i did my 02 saturn
i love seeing all the rusted out early to mid 2000 fullsize trucks (i guesse thay catch my eye first in northern MI)and knowing that an 8$ sprayer and a gallon of vegy oil every fall mabey a can of red spray grease would have saved the wheel arches and rocker panels from rusting

[djb]

So it's safe to take these bolts out (one at a time) and eyeball the shafts? I don't think you can tell much just from looking at the heads.

At 125000km, my wife's 07 is long out of warranty.

[devinlamothe]

Originally Posted by djb

So it's safe to take these bolts out (one at a time) and eyeball the shafts? I don't think you can tell much just from looking at the heads.

At 125000km, my wife's 07 is long out of warranty.

I didn't even take the bolts out. I just checked the bottom and the heads seem OK.

I am WAY out of warranty too (pushing 250,000km).

[sex]

55k miles on my hatch. Replaced both sides. Rusty on the drivers-side. Pics attached of driver-side old vs new, and passenger-side old vs new.

[CTScott]

I keep meaning to replace mine on all three of my Yaris, but keep forgetting to order them when I order other parts.

[auxmike]

Anyone have the part numbers? What's the torque spec on them?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Anyone have the part numbers? What's the torque spec on them?

90119-14126 (They are about $4 each)

Torque is: 118 ft lbs.

[Hershey]

Originally Posted by CTScott

90119-14126 (They are about $4 each)

Torque is: 118 ft lbs.

The part # stated on the invoice is 90119-14151 . Is this the new part number or is the bolt / washer part # for the sedan control arm different than that of the hatchback ?

[auxmike]

Great! And 4 are required?

[sex]

Two. I spray-painted the underside of the head and washer in hopes that'll slow down the rust. My guess is the bushing traps water between the crossmember and washer causing the bolt to rust through. I changed mine without lifting the car. Very easy to do