rubber issue.. Options

[shegarhuney]

well.. there are pieces of rubber coming out from this opening.. n its making alot of noise when i hit a bump.. was wondering which part do i need from the 2nd pict circled in GREEN?? thanks in advance..

[AMCMoe]

It's most likely just the strut mount that's bad. There is rubber in the middle of them which is what you're seeing coming out. I would put the bump stops back in there as well when you change the mounts. If you push down on the car (above the strut), does it bounce back to where it should be, or does it bounce a few times? That's the easy way to tell if your struts are still ok.

I highly doubt you need the spring seat....unless you take your Celica off road that's a waste of money, unless it looks damaged for some reason.

You probably don't need a new bearing either, but if you notice your steering is kind of hard when making a turn, then you should replace it. It couldn't hurt (they're about $25 each IIRC), when you're doing the mounts, take the bearing apart like I said and see how it looks, clean it with gasoline and repack it with grease. The bearings can be bought locally (and probably in-stock).

You could buy the spring insulator if yours is torn.