suspension components - end of service life

[Topless]

Originally Posted by BTfd2e93

thanks guys.


I suspected that one of my rear shocks was shot ... when i checked, it was dry. The only way is - if its leaked out all the oil in the cylinder ... and the last owner cleaned off all the leaked oil, so it looks ok, but in fact no oil in the shocks.

For comparison, none of my struts were visibly slobbering oil, but they had little or no dampening left either. My brothers car made a clunking noise on the RF and when pulled, that strut wobbled all over the place. No sign of leaks though.

[BTfd2e93]

Originally Posted by Topless

For comparison, none of my struts were visibly slobbering oil, but they had little or no dampening left either. My brothers car made a clunking noise on the RF and when pulled, that strut wobbled all over the place. No sign of leaks though.

interesting ... so while you drive ... did u feel any lateral movement in the rear over bumps and uneven roads?

[Topless]

Originally Posted by BTfd2e93

interesting ... so while you drive ... did u feel any lateral movement in the rear over bumps and uneven roads?

I don't remember that with worn struts. With PSS9s the car is significantly tighter and more precise. If I go over a rise in the road at speed I do need to keep the car very straight. Having the wheels side loaded going over a rise will result in the rear stepping out some which gets pretty exciting. Maybe this is what you are experiencing. When unweighted, a mid-engine car will rotate very easily.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by BTfd2e93

interesting ... so while you drive ... did u feel any lateral movement in the rear over bumps and uneven roads?

In my experiemce, the lateral movement you feel is the rear end moving around because the struts are worn and can't keep the tires firmly planted on the ground when driving on a bumpy road.

As others have said, if you have close to 100K miles or more on your shocks, they are significantly worn.

As Topless said, what IS amazing is that the completely worn out shocks still seem to somehow work reasonably well - but when you replace them, you'll notice the difference.

[BTfd2e93]

Thx guys for ur responses. My impression was also.one or both shocks have gone.

Having said that... Im nowhere near 100k. I'm at 68k kilometers

ill keep an eye on it ...if it gets worse... I'll change them out.