idosubaru Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 The front coil on my 96 legacy strut broke (strut seemed fine, coil broke in half), so I replaced it with a strut assembly off a parts car. This parts car had been wrecked and the struts were replaced with new and sold to me before it was ever finished and driven so the struts don't have many miles on them. When I first pulled away there were a few thunking sounds, do struts typically need to "settle"? Or was that my tools falling out i left under that lol!! The car pulls a bit to the right but I'm positive the camber bolt is installed exactly as it was before. Is this a function of the new strut? The tire on that side is warn more on the inside and this car was aligned less than a year ago. The coil spring is either broke or not broke, so it probably didn't "cause" that uneven wear did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 What condition was the top mount in? That would be my first place to investigate if the strut and coil seemed decent - and if the coil was setting properly. Often when a strut goes bad it swells the rubber piece that helps to hold the coil in place on the bottom. I keep meaning to save them from a scrap car but typically don't pull struts since that makes them too hard to load. I don't know if they are dealer only or other folks handle them. How special could that rubber bushing/coil holder be on the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Looks like the clunking is still there actually. Ocassional clunks on left hand turns. Not nearly as bad as when the coil spring was shattered to pieces, but it's making a noise. Could this be the strut or probalby something else? Everything else appears tight and looks good. It's been a couple years but when I drove the car these new struts came off of i don't recall any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 After spraying down and greasing the strut it has gotten noticeably quieter and does not pull any more at all. I'm surprised all of that pulling went away. The pulling was the worst part, so I'm glad that's gone. I can tolerate the very light sounds until I get a chance to replace the top hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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