If you mean the strut is rusted out, the new one is a complete asbly. Just keep the spring. If you mean the top of the frame on the car,where the strut bolts up to, and if the car is worth it, then a good body shop can fix this.
This is a job that will require cutting and welding skills. Go to a salvage yard and cut out a strut tower that is not rusted then weld it into your car. This is most easily accomplished with the engine from your car removed. It will be necessary to remove your strut and mount of course. You will want to remove the wheel so you dont damage the tire with sparks. Other safety considerations are fuel lines, any electrical equipment that runs near the welding area and remember to disconnect your battery before welding on your car.
they are a pain in the butt, you have to diconnect the strut mounting bolts on the strut tower and lower control arm, and you will need a 17mm Allen wrench sears carries them good luck
Although there is a snap ring retaining the bearing, you will need to take the strut to a mechanic and have the bearing pressed out. If you take out the three bolts on the top of the strut tower, and disconnect the ball joint at the bottom, you won't have to worry about throwing the alignment out.
Assuming something isn't broke it is more likely the strut that is worn out. Bearing would grind all the time. When the strut is worn out and you go over a bump the tire will leave the ground which lets it vibrate and make noise.
The ECM is located under the coolant reserve tank and mounted to the front of the strut tower. Only a single nut holds it in place. once you remove the nut simply pull it out.
should b bolts in engine compartment and then 1 bolt on bottom of strut make sure to use spring compressors and u will probably need heat for lower bolt dont worry about the smoke there is a rubber bushing in there u get a new one with new strut
There is a recall on this vehicle for strut tower rot
It is located under the hood on the passenger side. Look on the front side of strut tower, it is mounted on the strut tower.
pass side strut tower
First off, where did you get the 99 grand am strut bar?
It is under the hood, below the wiper cowl, over the passenger side strut tower, in the firewall.It is under the hood, below the wiper cowl, over the passenger side strut tower, in the firewall.
THE ONE OF THE TWO ON THE STRUT TOWER CLOSET TO THE ENGINE. THE ONE OF THE TWO ON THE STRUT TOWER CLOSER TO THE ENGINE.
A strut brace, a.k.a. strut tower brace or strut bar, is a simple bar bolted to the top of two opposing strut towers. It ties them together to form a more rigid single unit. It is often found as standard equipment on higher-end vehicles. A car's strut towers normally flex during hard cornering or when hitting a bump, some say up to a quarter of an inch. This flexing can cause traction loss as well as some rattles. The strut tower brace distributes the pressure applied to one strut tower to both towers keeping the suspension settings the way the engineers designed them. This should improve handling, tire wear and metal fatigue is minimized in the strut tower portion. When asked about suspension modifications, Larry Nissen (a BMW Tech) said. "I would start with a good strut brace, it may help the handling a little now but where you will get your money back is three years down the road when your car is still as tight as it is now".
there is a sticker on your strut tower...my 88 is 8 degrees
You remove the black cable from the post under the hood, on the driver side strut tower.You remove the black cable from the post under the hood, on the driver side strut tower.
Under hood, driver side, side of strut tower, mounted on tower in fuel line
It is on the passenger side strut tower
If you are asking about the location of the radiator reservoir it is on the inner fender well next to the strut tower on the passenger side. If you are asking about the windshield washer reservoir it is between the battery and the strut tower on the drivers side of the car.