wally05 Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Last night, on my way home (3:30 in the freaking morning), I hit a bump and i heard a hard clunk that was my rear right strut breaking. I was able to hobble it home, but now I need to replace it. And I'm guessing I should just do both sides to be safe. Is it hard to replace these? Also, anything else I should check to see if there is damage? I looked and it is completely separated from the top and there is fluid all over behind my tire. How long might it take? Thanks for the advice, guys. This car has been a money pit. I was going to finish my rear brake job today, but it looks I'll have to deal with this. I might sell this car if this keeps up. Korey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 It came disconnected from the top? or the strut itself seperated? If it came off at the top, you'll need a new strut mount. Otherwise there were a bunch of posts about rear strut replacement a month or so ago.. if you can find them, they'll tell you exactly what you need to know about replacing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally05 Posted May 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 K, thanx, Style. I'll look it up more. I was kinda in a hurry to get going so I didn't search a lot on it. It looks like the strut itself separated b/c i think the top is still bolted in there the way it looks. I'll double check. Me and my friend were going to finish my brake work today and we'll just do the struts at the same time. Korey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 K, thanx, Style. I'll look it up more. I was kinda in a hurry to get going so I didn't search a lot on it. It looks like the strut itself separated b/c i think the top is still bolted in there the way it looks. I'll double check. Me and my friend were going to finish my brake work today and we'll just do the struts at the same time. Korey Well I'd rewrite it, but the steps whoever had to do it were perfect. I have a tendancy to ruin stories and instructions when I recite them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 That top part is the mount. The piston of the strut itself pokes through the mount (which is bolted to the strut tower) and is held in place with a large nut on the end of the shaft. This same thing happened to my Regal. Here are some pics of the damage: After cutting away the strut boot, the shaft was all the way down inside the strut (with the bolt still in tact.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingvksm Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 What the f... Never seen that before - weird shit on our W-bodies!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34_nut Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 snapped stut, huh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally05 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Well guys, I was wrong. After closer inspection, it seems that there will need to be a new strut mount and strut. The strut itself is still inplace, the mount is just gone. Oh well. Korey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 well, while your replacing the mount to the struts......might as well...... PS. get KYB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 well, while your replacing the mount to the struts......might as well...... PS. get KYB. I would do the same, because who knows how long they will last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Upper mounts are common to go bad in the rust belt states. Yeah, you're very likely to have the same thing happen on the other side, so it would be a good idea to replace it too. They're not hard to replace at all, unless the bottom bolts are real rusted. They don't get all that rusty here in Missouri so it's a real easy job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally05 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 alright guys, I have acquired 2 new struts, still need 2 new mounts, but ill get those later. Korey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Be sure to get some new boots, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally05 Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Do I have to compress the auxillary spring at all? Korey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 just put a jack under the leafspring to compress it and you'll be ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 You can use a bolt to compress the aux spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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