Time for new struts

anthonyk · 06-11-2009, 11:55 AM

How much are the strut bearings? If they're only $20 or so, just replace them while you're in there. I put struts and upper mounts on our Jetta last weekend, and figured I'd do the bearings too. Turns out it was a good idea, since the old ones were busted.

Rider · 06-11-2009, 12:17 PM

Yeah each bearing is only $15 or you can buy them in a kit with the mount.

It looks like I can hold off on having to change out the struts. I had a guy who used to be a service tech at Nissan and now owns his own shop looked at the car and said the sway bar ends link were bad, one of them was even broken and rubbing against the cv axel. He said my struts, lower control arms, and tie rods are all in good shape so no reason to change yet. So he put on the new sway bar end links and the clunking noise I was getting is now gone. $70 in parts and $75 in labor..

Homeslice · 06-11-2009, 12:26 PM

That's cool. Still, after 12 years and 129K miles it's probably due for new struts anyway. Just don't go for Monroe garbage, lol.

Rider · 06-11-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

That's cool. Still, after 12 years and 129K miles it's probably due for new struts anyway. Just don't go for Monroe garbage, lol.

That's what I keep getting told by other Maxima owners but they seem good still. The fact that my wife drove it for the first 65K of it's life probably has a lot to do with it. She drives like an old lady except her vision is good and she doesn't bump into shit.

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06-11-2009, 11:55 AM	#1
anthonyk WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco Posts: 1,041	How much are the strut bearings? If they're only $20 or so, just replace them while you're in there. I put struts and upper mounts on our Jetta last weekend, and figured I'd do the bearings too. Turns out it was a good idea, since the old ones were busted.

06-11-2009, 12:17 PM	#2
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Yeah each bearing is only $15 or you can buy them in a kit with the mount. It looks like I can hold off on having to change out the struts. I had a guy who used to be a service tech at Nissan and now owns his own shop looked at the car and said the sway bar ends link were bad, one of them was even broken and rubbing against the cv axel. He said my struts, lower control arms, and tie rods are all in good shape so no reason to change yet. So he put on the new sway bar end links and the clunking noise I was getting is now gone. $70 in parts and $75 in labor..

06-11-2009, 12:26 PM	#3
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	That's cool. Still, after 12 years and 129K miles it's probably due for new struts anyway. Just don't go for Monroe garbage, lol.