Where is the bolts for the rear struts on a 2001 Diamante?? Cant find anything on it.

A Sunfire is front wheel drive, so there should not be a rear axle.
There is a rear strut, the hub and bearing is bolted to the trailing arm and strut. The tire and wheel bolt to the hub.
I would get two estimates for repairs before making a decision. It could have under-body damage too.

transmission filter in the bottom of transmission bolted to valve body.you need a large drain pan.place drain plug under transmission oil pan.remove transmission oil pan drain plug.let all transmission fluid drain out then screw back drain plug in oil pan.then you need to remove transmission oil pan then remove filter and replace pan gasket also.make sure you have right amount transmission fluid on hand.buy extra because if you short of fluid you cant drive car if fluid level too low.make sure you get the right amount fluid.torque pan bolts to 96 inch pounds.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Drain the engine coolant.
3. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   Timing belt Alternator brace from the water pump Timing belt rear cover Water pump mounting bolts Water pump, gasket and O-ring
   

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   
   New O-ring on the water inlet pipe. Coat the O-ring with water or coolant. Do not allow oil or other grease to contact the O-ring. Water pump to the engine block, with new gasket. Torque the mounting bolts to 10 ft. lbs. (13 Nm) Alternator brace on the water pump. Torque the brace pivot bolt to 17 ft. lbs. (24 Nm). Timing belt rear cover Timing belt Remaining components
   
2. Refill the engine with coolant.
3. Connect the negative battery cable, start the engine and check for leaks.

Hope this gets you back on the road.

Check to see if your strut spring is loose. If there is a lot of rust in the area, check to see that none of the spot welds came free and he strut came loose. It may be a rear shock on that car and not a strut, Either way. Check to make sure nothing is missing a bolt or moves when pushed or pulled. You don't want to find out by losing control on the expressway.

they're underneath the plastic deck cover in the back, where the speakers are. -just a few plastic fasteners and the wire connector for the rear light, and it'll pop right off. -just did it myself this weekend

You need a wrench on both ends at the same time to pop them loose.

You need a "right angle screwdriver" or "skewdriver".

Right angle screwdrivers are kind of like tiny ratchets with screwdriver bits.

Skewdrivers are 45 degree angled screwdrivers that rotate when you twist the handle.

I prefer the craftsman right angle screwdriver, as it ratchets easily and applies more torque than a skewdriver.

The bolts are located under the rear deck (where the rear speakers are located) inside the car. First start by opening the fold down rear seats. There you will find 4 bolts holding the rear seat back. Remove them. Pull the seat back forward and lay it down on the rear seat. Next remove the rear deck. There are 2 plastic push-in clips that hold the rear deck. They located toward the front. Pull them out. Now the rear deck can be removed by sliding forward towards the front of the car. Under the rear deck is insulation which can be lifted out. Under the insulation are the bolts for each strut. Remove these bolts and the strut can be pulled out.

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On the first gen diamante its located in front of the passenger side firewall closer to the middle close to the bottom.if in doubt follow the fuel line.

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You would need to go to your local Auto Parts Store and buy a set of strut compressors for doing struts, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN DOING STRUTS!!!!! There pretty easy to do , But Very dangerous, First of all you have to take and lift car up so its easier to work on Make sure its on a good even surface and the jack stands are in good strong working condition. Now you can take off your tires. remove the two bolts that go thru the bottom of the strut now remember thats also your camber so try to mark the old strut. after you remove the two bolts that are holding the bottom of the strut, and then the brake line needs to be removed from the strut tower, Now the strut should be loosened on bottom and nothing else should be on bottom holding strut, Open hood on car and now make sure you look and see what way the strut is in up top. you can mark the spring so when go to put it back in you know witch way it goes back in. Now you will notice five bolts in the top of your strut under the hood holding the unit in the top, remove all five bolts and then remove strut from car, Do the same on other side but you may want to leave one on the car for a referance and use it remember always use a referance, now hope you have access to a vice,. and compress the spring being CAREFUL once spring is compressed you have to take off top bolt in middle of spring on top, now you have to loosen strut adjuster being very careful and remove spring from strut and always look at what way it is on spring so you can put it back the way it was and do everything in reverse order to reinstall it. If you don't feel confident to do it Don't it can be very dangerous so have a go to a good mechanic, If you need any or have any ?s get back to me