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Basically a strut is a combination shock absorber and spring. There are used mostly on unibody cars to support the weight of the cars (spring) and dampen road shock (absorber). If the back strut is bad, then the gas inside has started to get past the rubber seal of the strut. Less gas means less compression, less compression means less dampening. This will lead to more wear on just about every other part of the car. Sometimes struts break, or the mount can go bad. It is a good idea to replace the mount at the same time as the strut.
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How do you tell if I have a bad strut or wheel bearing?
A growl or rumble that changes pitch when you turn left or right would be a wheel bearing going bad. A bad strut would allow that corner of the car to bounce too much.
What would make a 2004 Pontiac Sun-fire squeak when you turn right?
Having a bad strut or strut mount can cause squeaking on a turn. Bumps may also be more rough and a slight rattle can come from around the tire when hitting a bump on the bad strut side.
What makes a loud clanking noise in the back of the car on a 1995 Monte Carlo?
could be the rear strut bushings are bad.
Hit a bad bump and bad grinding noise coming from back 2003 cavalier?
More than likely a rear strut or rear shock~Angelic Beauty~
38000 miles on Saturn Vue squeaky noise from back when I hit a bump anyone have a clue?
your strut mount could be bad
What would cause a vibrating sound on a 1998 Saturn in the front of the car?
Out of balance tire, bad tie rod, bad shock/strut, or bad alignment are a few options
Is it bad for a strut to stay fully compressed over a long period of time?
It doesn't matter to the strut where the spring pressure is and for how long.
What is the strong rattle near the front right tire of your 1996 Nissan maxima?
Bad strut? Bad strut bearing? Loose exhaust component? Loose heat shield on catalytic converter?
Can your tire fall off if struts bad?
It's highly unlikely that a bad strut will allow a tire to "fall off". The strut is not the only thing holding the wheel to the car. A bad strut is more likely to cause excessive wear on other suspension componnents and should be replaced every 50000-75000 miles as general maintenance.
What causes a squeaking noise when you hit a bump in a dodge SUV in the right front wheel well?
Possibly, the ball joint is bad or a bad strut, but I would have the ball joint checked first.
Rear wheel is loose is this a wheel bearing 2000 Malibu?
there are a few causes for this, could be trailing arm bushings or any suspension part. check the upper strut plate it may be worn out. the strut is hooked to inside of tire, so if a upper strut plate is bad it will make tire loose. I just had a new strut plate put on, that was the problem. a bad wheel bearing will howl if bad enough. because a bearing on abs is very expensive to re place, check upper strut plate. the plate that is on top of strut in trunk. if the plate, it has to come off and be compressed to take off spring.
Terrible clunking noise in right front when i hit bumps replaced ball joints and sway bar links to no avail does anyone have a suggestion 2002 liberty 4wd 3.7?
Bad strut? Bad strut mount?
