Joseph James
Senior Member
Has upward sweep. Or is it just my eye?
It gets more disheartening.Bent strut rods is a common thing.
Inexperienced tow truck drivers had hooked up to them not knowing it affects alignment.
Or if the car was hit in the past.
Best to search for good straight used ones.
The bushings are still available.
Your strut rod is bent, that is the good news. You need to go over the entire stub and inspect for rust. You have layered rust in the photo, usually that means significant damage. Tap the layered areas with a hammer to check for soundness, if chunks fall out, you will need a new stub. The one obvious hole could be patched, but usually when a stub is rust holed, it will be that way in several places. Be sure to check the stub mounting points as well as they are often thin also.
Dave
As a follow up, be sure to pick a solid location when placing jack stands on a suspect stub. I have seen more than one stand punch a hole in a rotted stub when the jack pressure was released. That can be very embarrassing if you happen to be working under the car when the stub gives way.
Dave
As a follow up, be sure to pick a solid location when placing jack stands on a suspect stub. I have seen more than one stand punch a hole in a rotted stub when the jack pressure was released. That can be very embarrassing if you happen to be working under the car when the stub gives way.
Dave
Whew, by hand, you are making me tired just reading thatTorsion bar bolt was all the way in. I have cleaned the gunk off the threads best I can. Having to use the handle of a conduit bender on my ratchet to get it to move. Slow going. Have 3/4 inch of the bolt left to go.
Whew, by hand, you are making me tired just reading that
If the whole stub was this greasy he wouldn't have any rust issues.
That looks like someone cross threaded that thing.
It is turning just very hard. It hasn’t locked up. They had it all the way up. Is that normal?
I am done for tonight. I will get back on it in the morning. I have a dentist appointment Monday and go on call at work Tuesday, so the other side will have to wait. Have to get done tomorrow, though.