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changed strut bearings in att. to kill clunk, but no dice... thoughts? 700 1988

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posted by  john sargent on  Fri Jul 23 03:15 CST 2004
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If the Sachs strut inserts are gas charged, they should not stay compressed.

I had a front end clunk in my car last year. I had replaced the strut cartridges, and the Boge Turbo Gas strut cartridges are slightly smaller diameter than the inside of the strut itself. When I installed the cartridge it was not centered in the (bottom) socket of the strut cartridge. This allowed the cartridge to move around (can you say "clunk"?) in the housing. I removed the strut from the car, loosened the nut, centered the cartridge in the strut, tightened the nut, and put everything back together. No more clunk.

I have a set of Bilsteins to install on my car. They are a porecise fit inside the strut housing and cannot give the trouble I had with the Bilsteins.
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john






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