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Old 11-24-2004, 02:33 PM
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Unhappy Front strut leak check

Tried to get an inspection today from seedy place in town (have overly tinted windows). And instead of pulling the 'yea yea yea, looks good' routine and sticking a sticker on it, they pulled a "you need this this this this this this and this' routine instead.

They told me my front struts are leaking, and I want to call BS. How do I check this? I haven't noticed any problems w/ ride or anything, and I have had the car in for other things at reputible shops that would tell me if something else was wrong, and never had anyone say there was an issue. At this point I need to take it elsewhere as it is, because they want to nail me on the windows, but I want to make SURE the struts are good before I take it elsewhere. The last jerk charged me 35 bucks(which is big money at the moment) without actually doing anything.

Also, I need to replace my inner tierod ends. I have the parts for this, but no boots came w/ it. is there a universal boot I can use? or is reusing the old unbroken boot ok? suggestions? if I end up having to buy 2 new struts, I'll order the boots too, but this pretty much killed every bit of cash I had set aside for Christmas. Looks to be a smaaallll skimpy year this time around...
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Old 11-24-2004, 03:16 PM
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Leaked struts will be all oily/gooey on the outside. My rear struts had leaked but were still good for a long time. When they do go they will fail the bounce test.
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Old 11-24-2004, 07:37 PM
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Bounce Test

is?????

That where ya push on the car and it bounces? ...seriously...it is isn't it?
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Old 11-24-2004, 08:56 PM
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Drop your knee on each corner of the bumper and bounce. If the car bounces more than once the strut is weak. A little film of oil on the outside of the strut is normal and o.k. If there is more than that I'd clean them up with some brake clean and/or use the car wash. Get the car re-inspected, then replace them as finances allow.
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Old 11-25-2004, 12:31 AM
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take the tyre out, and look for oil or grease on the upper black part of the strut.
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