Hey everyone!

I just bought a 1999 Dodge Avenger with 102k miles and the 2.5L v6. I need to replace all 4 struts and the timing belt.

Does anyone know of some good techincal write-ups on strut replacement and timing belt replacement on this car?

THANKS! 

~George

Excellent! Thanks!

Cinder blocks? Are you serioius? People actually do that? Hahaha....

Yeah, I actually put the whole car on jackstands to do this. It was relatively easy, but the car beat the crap outta me since the bolts were all so tight. I only have basic handtools, so I was a little sore the next day    The whole project took about 3.5 hours.   What takes the longest is actually compressing and releasing the springs. That took a while, using only a 15/16 wrench.

The whole project took about 3.5 hours.   What takes the longest is actually compressing and releasing the springs. That took a while, using only a 15/16 wrench.
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Use a spring compressor on each side of the spring then go back and forth with a socket (tiring) or impact wrench a few turns each time. Goes real damn fast with impact.
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Yeah, I actually did this about 5 weeks ago. It took me about 5 hours, mostly because my ratchet broke and I had to use a 19mm wrench for the compressor!!!

Yeah it did suck. I got it done about 3 weeks ago. I didn't need any special tools though.... simply used a tiny hex wrench to keep the tensioner retracted.