Loose front strut bolts
01-10-2016, 06:34 PM
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Loose front strut bolts
I was looking around the engine compartment and noticed that the tower brace by the brake booster was loose, a 1/4" loose. So loose that the bolt was just about out! I then found that every shock tower bolt on both sides was only finger tight or looser. From what I saw, I'm pretty sure they were never tightened at the factory. No work has been done on the struts. The car has 36,000 miles but I think the shocks have been loose the entire time. Just a warning of something to check.
01-28-2017, 11:09 AM
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I was looking around the engine compartment and noticed that the tower brace by the brake booster was loose, a 1/4" loose. So loose that the bolt was just about out! I then found that every shock tower bolt on both sides was only finger tight or looser. From what I saw, I'm pretty sure they were never tightened at the factory. No work has been done on the struts. The car has 36,000 miles but I think the shocks have been loose the entire time. Just a warning of something to check.
01-28-2017, 05:37 PM
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