How dangerous is it to drive with a broken strut? - Car Talk …
2014年7月31日 · I had some work done on my car today and the mechanic told me I have a broken right strut. (I do trust the mechanic to be honest.) The quote to fix both was $715+tax. It’s a 1997 Toyota RAV4 with 227K+ miles. Putting $800 into (after I just put $300 into it today) makes my stomach hurt. Especially, since I have a $1900 daycare bill every month! I don’t mind putting $600-ish into her every ...
Were the struts bad enough to fail inspection? - Car Talk Community
2012年1月6日 · Two questions: Is this a new method for testing shock absorbers/struts - push down once and see what happens. Rocking and release is no longer used? How much latitude does mechanic have when completing the state required vehicle inspections? Penna inspection requires a car be rejected from passing during the inspection of the suspension system “when checking the shock absorbers the vehicle ...
Is it dangerous to drive with broken struts? - Car Talk Community
2011年2月25日 · And, then there is the issue of safety. Bad struts cause bad roadholding, which is a safety issue. Don’t think of this as merely a case of a car that rides poorly. The car will also be much less safe–particularly on wet or wintery roads. Give some thought to doing the responsible thing by replacing the struts as well as the tires.
Car shaking when accelerating >30mph. Bad strut/tire?
2020年1月7日 · A bad CV joint or motor mount could also cause this problem. I would be a bit antsy at this point about putting struts on it. In regard to the tire problem was the tire worn on the inside edge, outside edge, both edges, or completely across the surface of the tire.
Bad struts and bad cv joint cause alignment problems ... - Car Talk ...
2012年11月20日 · Old fashioned shocks wouldn’t affect alignment either. However struts can be integral to the suspension, some more than others. In a Honda I’d say the struts do impact on alignment. I’d take the car for another opinion, telling folks they have bad struts is a common scam and gets a lot of struts replaced unnecessarily.
Replaced struts make car drive worse? - Car Talk Community
2015年2月7日 · The service center (Goodyear) where I’ve taken my cars for many years said a couple oil changes ago that my struts were shot. My 2000 Chrysler LHS with 114,000 miles drove nicely, no bouncing at all. But there was a hollow thunk when going over bumps that was getting worse. So two days ago I had them replace all four, including link pins (rusty) and other hardware they said should be done ...
Mysterious clunk/click noise when turning - Car Talk Community
2015年10月19日 · Recently replaced the two front struts and noticed the passenger side is exhibiting this peculiar clunking/clicking/popping sound when turning. It mostly happens when turning in motion but once in a while when parked. Clunk/click sound usually only occurs once, or in a short series of 2-3 times, during turning. Video of this clunk/click while parked: Noise is almost silent at the strut mount ...
60-65 MPH wheel shimmy, struts bad? - Car Talk Community
2013年5月9日 · Hi. I have a 1998 Lexus GS300 with 178,000 miles. I feel a shimmy in the steering wheel at about 60-65 MPH. I don’t feel it at slower or faster speeds than the 60-65 MPH range. It also seems it’s worse at the beginning of a drive and improves with time, but never really goes away. It has been going on for a few years. I thought a when I bought new tires few months ago and had them balanced ...
Is it my struts? - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
2008年7月21日 · If you have bad struts, they will make the tires wear unevenly, and cause balance problems. The balance problems will cause shaking, and the bad strut will exaggerate the problem, and burn up the tire. I had a similar situation with my wife’s Mazda. New tires and alignment, but had a strut blow out.
Bad struts, bad dreams - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
2010年10月30日 · $500 will barely pay for the parts. But, before you do this, do this quick check to see how bad the struts are: Press down as hard as you can on each corner of the car and let go quickly. The car should bounce up once, and settle back down to normal height. If you see a second bounce, the strut on that corner is totally shot and needs to be ...