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A strut is a combination of a shock absorber and a coil spring
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What thing in a car smoothens the bumpiest of roads?
Shock absorbers or strut assemblies.
Why does your car bounces at speed between 80km to 120 km?
Could be the wheels are out of balance. Could also be in need of shock or strut replacement.
What is the difference between a supper vw bug and a classic vw bug?
The difference is in the front. The Super had a strut front end vs. the shock towers on the standards. The spare tire also lays flat in a super. From the "A" pillar back the super and standard are the same car.
Why would the rear of car drop and stay down?
busted shock, spring or strut
What cause the car to dip to front right side?
worn shock/strut/ spring.
What should I do if my car's suspension squeaks?
Press on all four corners of the car. Look for how long the car bounces and listen for the squeak. It could be a shock or strut, or in older vehicles a worn pad between leaf springs.
My car Sounds like chains rattling when you hit a bump?
shock absorber or strut loose bolts
Have your shock absorbers gone?
Starting with any one corner of the car, force the car to bounce as hard as you can. If the car continues to bounce more than one and a half times after you stopped forcing it, the shock or strut in that corner is gone bad. Test each corner.
What is the different between shock and struts?
Shocks use springs as a separate component. Struts have springs built in and are considered to be one unit. You also must note that a Strut also has a combined control along with the rack-pinion of the steering system ... as to where the shock whether it be a shock or a coil-over shock only control the jounce of the springs.FYI Strut in it's simplest meaning is a brace or to brace ...meaning if you remove the componet will the vehicle drop to the point where it is immovable...Car makers are making coil over shocks that play the role of Struts.
What is the spanish word for car strut?
strut as in English
What does the front strut take place of?
In automotive nomenclature, commonly known as the MacPherson Strut, named after the inventor, it is a suspension component, sometimes serving as the load-carrying suspension for independent suspension applications, and does double-duty as a shock absorber. In that respect you can say it takes the place of a wishbone, double wishbone, or A-Frame. It is surrounded by a coil spring. in some cars, Toyota being one among others, there is a rear torsion bar that does part of the load-carrying of the weight of the car, and a Strut to carry part of the load and serve as shock absorber. A car that does not have struts has either coil springs, or leaf springs or air bladders and shock absorbers. Also there are other 'struts' on a car, a brace between any two parts. An example of this is the brace, or strut, that goes from chassis to engine block to prevent engine from twisting under torque during acceleration.
How do you change a rear strut on a Mercury Topaz?
1986-1994 models # Loosen but dont remove the upper mount-to-shock tower nuts # Raise and support car # Remove the wheel and tire assembly # Remove the brake flex line-to-strut bolt # Remove the strut-to-knuckle pinch bolts # Using a suitable tool spread knuckle-to-strut pinch joint slightly # Using a suitable prybar place top of bar under fender apron and pry down on knuckle unil strut separates from knuckle be careful not to pinch the brake hose
