tcspeer Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 98 Subaru wagon, If I turn my steering wheel all the way to the left and then turn it back right I get a pop from the strut on the left side, and you can see the spring jerk. I changed the strut but the problem is still there, I think it must now be the mount is this one of the symptoms of a bad mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPX Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Could be the mount. Could be the way the spring is sitting in the strut assembly - if you don't put the spring back exactly the way it sat in the rubber seat, then it might shift and bind. Also could be a sign of a bad ball joint or tie rod end. If you beat really hard on anything in there with a pickle fork while changing the strut, this becomes much more probable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 i vote for the strut mount (the thing on top of the strut). It has a bearing in it that may be seized. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcspeer Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 When I had it apart the ball joint looked new so I did not check it to see if it was froze up, I will check when I take it back apart. Could be the mount. Could be the way the spring is sitting in the strut assembly - if you don't put the spring back exactly the way it sat in the rubber seat, then it might shift and bind. Also could be a sign of a bad ball joint or tie rod end. If you beat really hard on anything in there with a pickle fork while changing the strut, this becomes much more probable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcspeer Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 Nipper, the mount seemed to turn fine when I had it off but their was no weight on it then, I am going to get a new one and try it. Thanks again for the tip about taking the stop and tail lights out one at a time to find out why the dash lights came on when I stepped on the brakes. I found that someone had put a 1156 bulb where a 1157 should have been, one has two contacts where the other only has one. i vote for the strut mount (the thing on top of the strut). It has a bearing in it that may be seized. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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