03-30-2022, 07:05 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2019 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Apr 2019
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Strut mounts bad?
Does anyone else's strut mounts have this gap between the rubber piece and the metal center piece? Looks to me like it has failed. I jacked up the car and when unloaded the gap goes away. Put a crow bar under the wheel while jacked up and I can move the center piece of the mount approx. 1/4 inch while lifting the wheel. Seems kind of early for them to go bad. Of course my mileage is at 35,950 but just past the 36 month period.
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03-30-2022, 07:52 AM | #2 |
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That center piece is just a cap and can be pulled off to access the nut that holds the strut in the top mount. The movement you're seeing on it's own isn't an indication that the mount is failing, you'd want to listen for rattles/noises and feel for the front suspension being loose while driving as well. If there's none of that, you're seeing the normal motion of the rubber being loaded/unloaded by the spring at max rebound travel.
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03-30-2022, 01:43 PM | #4 |
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So the dealer said the play in the mount is normal. I would still like to see a picture of the strut mounts on another fairly new SS to confirm for myself. Just seems strange to me that there is that much play in them.
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03-30-2022, 01:52 PM | #6 |
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Reason they move so much is they're only designed to react damper force which is significantly lower than spring force for the majority of driving conditions. Helps with ride over small imperfections in the road by absorbing energy from vertical vibrations, but still lets the damper engage when there's enough damper motion to bottom out the metal cone (like when hitting bigger bumps or when the body pitches/rolls quickly).
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