Applicable Vehicles:


2003 model year Corolla and Matrix vehicles produced before the VINs listed in the chart:

Repair Proce­dure:
1. Remove the front wheel.

2. Disconnect the front stabilizer link assembly by removing the nut and disconnecting the front stabilizer link assembly from the front shock absorber assembly. See Fig. 1.

3. Disconnect the front flexible hose. For vehicles with ABS, remove the bolt, disconnect the brake flexible hose and front speed sensor. For vehicles without ABS, remove the bolt and disconnect the brake flexible hose.

4. Remove the front shock absorber with coil spring.
Figure 1

a. Remove the two bolts and nuts on the lower side of the front shock absorber assembly.
Note: When removing the bolt, stop the bolt from rotating and loosen the nut.

b. Remove the three nuts on the upper side of the front shock absorber assembly.

c. Remove the front shock absorber with the coil spring.

5. Prepare the insulating material.
a. Locate the 2 mm EPT Sealer in the Wind Noise kit (P/N 08231-00810).
b. Cut three pieces of EPT Sealer per side of vehicle (6 pieces total) to the following dimensions:

EPT Dimensions:
L: 100 mm (4 in....