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Re: Struts/Springs - Things to Check
Posted by Mark in Marine (MN) (more from Mark in Marine (MN)) on Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:54:17
In Reply to: Struts/Springs, Leigh, Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:38:18
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Hi Leigh,
How long ago was "not too long ago"? You may want to closely inspect your ball joints and the rear bushings in your front lower arms. My experience with a 9000 was that the non-OEM balljoints I used lasted under 50,000 miles, and I couldn't figure out the strange feel in the steering. Just a thought. That could be consistent with alignment and tire wear issues.
Certainly check out the strut bearings if you replace the struts - but the mounts should probably be fine to re-use. I replaced my strut bearings this Spring at about 170,000 miles although they looked okay - it's too much work to go back in and redo the struts plus pay for alignment for a pretty inexpensive part.
Don't know if this helps - but congratulations on the car. You may well double the current mileage!
Mark
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Posts in this Thread:
- Struts/Springs, Leigh, Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:38:18
- Re: Struts/Springs - Things to Check, Mark in Marine (MN), Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:54:17 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Struts/Springs, Dean, Fri, 2 Sep 2011 09:53:02
- Re: Struts/Springs, Charlie, Fri, 2 Sep 2011 06:18:35
- Re: Struts/Springs, jeff02
, Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:51:44
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