gtb_diablo Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hay, I have a 1997 gtb Legacy, and i lately had to get my left front corner looked at because an old woman backed into it at the mall, =(.... now the shock is making a Banging noise when i go over bumps, the nut is fully done up tight, but i think that there is a spacer or washer missing from the shock that the pannel beaters took out, does any one have a diagram with an exploded view of a 97 gtb legacy front left Bilstein shock they could send me????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 in the 94 legacy i had awhile back,it developed a bang everytime i hit the smallest of bumps.turned out the strut was dead(only one died,other one in back was fine) how bad was the damage,maybe the strut was damaged as far as an exploded view,that i don't have sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattocs Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I have a single bad strut in the rear of my Outback...every bump makes it make a noise... Rock the car by hand to make sure it is the strut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 The struts are filled with oil, and have tiny pports and seals in them and all that good stuff. Sounds like your strut went bad. Either its out of oil or it blew something internally. Try the bounce test. Bounce really hard ont eh corner of the car, it shouldnt bounce more then once. If it does you have a bad strut. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Hay, I have a 1997 gtb Legacy, and i lately had to get my left front corner looked at because an old woman backed into it at the mall, =(....now the shock is making a Banging noise when i go over bumps, the nut is fully done up tight, but i think that there is a spacer or washer missing from the shock that the pannel beaters took out, does any one have a diagram with an exploded view of a 97 gtb legacy front left Bilstein shock they could send me????? That's a view of a 97 Legacy front strut, not sure what a gtb and Bilstein are though. https://www.parts.com/schematics/images/mechanical/F732080.gif The strut mount is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtb_diablo Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hay, thanks for replys, i did get the shock regassed and fitted with smaller valves afterwoods , because i thought it was that too, but it is still making the same noise, i checked the length of the strut at the top part in the bonnet, and its about 15mm longer than the right thred, i also tryd a proper subaru dealer but all they wanted to do was sell me 2 new front struts for $1000 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubyNoobie Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Replace them yourself... $65-$75 each at rockauto.com Replace those stock struts with KYB gas shocks. Have 2-3 hours set aside for each strut, and have a friend. You'll need spring compressors as well from an auto parts store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfish9 Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Hay, thanks for replys, i did get the shock regassed and fitted with smaller valves afterwoods , because i thought it was that too, but it is still making the same noise, i checked the length of the strut at the top part in the bonnet, and its about 15mm longer than the right thred, i also tryd a proper subaru dealer but all they wanted to do was sell me 2 new front struts for $1000 each $1,000 each! I had my front struts replaced recently,(1998 Forester), and the whole job, including labor, was around $400. If you have a friend who knows anything about cars have him go to the dealer with you, and ask the dealer to explain to him why the struts would call $1k each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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