Failures with Shocks and Struts

By Fred Gagnon


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A Shock or Strut handles motion each time a car is travelled into a turn or over bumps. The unit consists of shock oil, dampening valves, a piston, main seal, main body with mounting bushing as well as an activation shaft with mounting bushing. Every time shocks or struts have difficulties it's only natural in one of two ways, either the interior dampening valve isn't able or the principal shaft seal doesn't work out making it easy for the shock oil to leak out. A shock absorber is typically placed to a suspension part at one end and the frame of the car on the opposite.

Several suspension functions are working as soon as the car is driving like the shocks and struts the ball joints, lower control arm, bushings, sway bar links and many more. When a rattling or thumping sound prevails when driving separate the sounds from front to rear, this can assist with the finds out. If the place of the noise is difficult to recognize get a helper ride along in the back seat of the car and compare ideas.

Struts are made using hydraulic dampening valves which commonly fail establishing a pressing or popping noise. If it turns out strut oil is leaking the shaft seal has stopped working and will cause a rattle or clicking sound. To find out this issue disassemble strut construction and look for severe strut actions, if the strut is quickly moved (low resistance) replacement is important. A spring compressor is critical for dis-assembly.

Shocks are made with hydraulic dampening valves a lot like struts and might crash creating a clicking or popping noise. If shock oil is leaking the shaft seal has broken down and could cause a rattle or clicking noise. To check this concern look at shock assembly and check out leakage, if shock is well shifted substituting is recommended.




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