[Shotimes] Spring insulators

[Ron Porter]

Strut bearings are for the front. They allow the steering to turn the strut.

Strut mounts are on all 4 corners. They are the spring seat against the
body, but they also have two rubber donuts for the strut shaft that act as
cushions. When these rubber donuts get hard/worn, they will make noise.

Now, when the strut mounts themselves go bad, they get VERY noisy. When my
'89 was 7 years old (in '96, prepping for the '96 Convention and Blackhawk)
my rear mounts themselves were almost disintegrated!

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 9:04 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spring insulators


You're saying the mounts should be okay?

I was planning to buy the 94-95 bearing according to SHONut, this will
work better at avoiding rubbing in the strut tower.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Thu, July 22, 2004 8:49 pm, Ron Porter said:
> Just buy new strut bearings.....they are much like a throwout bearing in
> that they aren't expensive, but the time & labor to replace is a bitch.
>
> I just bought new KYB boots ($11.03 each somewhere on the internet). I was
> able to zip-tie the rears under a lip to seal the rods, but the fronts had
> no lip, so they hang free. Rears are more of an issue for crud, anyway.
>
> Boots are much like the bearings.....cheap, so just "do it". My old boots
> were pretty much fossilized.
>
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:27 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Spring insulators
>
>
> BTW, welcome back.
>
> I've been thinking about this post since I read it yesterday as I'm
> getting ready to this job.  I was told that the strut bearings can be
> relubed.  But your recommendation suggests outright replacement.  My car
> hasn't had these parts replaced probably since new.  I'll probably put in
> an order with Josh to get new strut bearings and mounts.  I'm going to get
> the taller strut mount to avoid the rubbing on the strut tower I get now.
> The Tokico strut inserts are just calling out to me to get installed ASAP.
>  Can't wait to try the "Fourchy gone in 60 sec method" to replace the
> struts.  ; )
>
> Why wouldn't the boots be reusable too?
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
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