My 2000 Cavalier is making the "loose lumber" noise from the trunk when traveling at slow speeds on any type of rough road. Has anyone done a how-to on how to replace my strut mount?
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2000 Cavalier Coupe, 138k miles, 2.2 Auto, Silver (alive)
1999 Cavalier Sedan, 237k miles, 2.2 Auto, White (dead)
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see and people say im a dick
Uhh, that's exactly what I'm looking for.
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2000 Cavalier Coupe, 138k miles, 2.2 Auto, Silver (alive)
1999 Cavalier Sedan, 237k miles, 2.2 Auto, White (dead)
btw instead of pliers and wrench, use an impact gun, 100x easier
My car may run 18s, but I can do your taxes in 10 seconds flat.
JBO lube - they would never have enough in stock and we'd never see RodimusPrime again
Would be wonderful, if that didn't involve buying both a compressor and an impact gun.
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2000 Cavalier Coupe, 138k miles, 2.2 Auto, Silver (alive)
1999 Cavalier Sedan, 237k miles, 2.2 Auto, White (dead)
they make ones you just hit with a hammer.....its what i use. impact wrench, wonderfl thing
My car may run 18s, but I can do your taxes in 10 seconds flat.
JBO lube - they would never have enough in stock and we'd never see RodimusPrime again
how do you know its for sure the mount?
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cavmania wrote:how do you know its for sure the mount?
cause that what causes the loose lumber sound. the mounts aren't all the great to begin with, and if you lower the car they are worse.
well, the EASIEST way is to take them off youself, go to an autoparts store and get a set of mounts, take them to a suspension shop and get them to swap them for you. usually runs around $100 for a set of 4 and is decently priced.
but of course, you can take them apart yourself and save youyself a little money and use your own spring compressor.
z yaaaa wrote:well, the EASIEST way is to take them off youself, go to an autoparts store and get a set of mounts, take them to a suspension shop and get them to swap them for you. usually runs around $100 for a set of 4 and is decently priced.
but of course, you can take them apart yourself and save youyself a little money and use your own spring compressor.
and you can rent the compressor for free at advance and autozone, all you do is leave a deposit for the tool.
Impact wrenches are *not* supposed to be used on bolts attached to HOLLOW strut rods, I don't know why so many people keep insisting on doing it the half-ass way instead of renting/buying a spring compressor. Seriously. I bought my floor-mount one for $129 + taxes, and I recently saw it go on sale for $88. The wrench ones, a pain in the ass to use but still better then the 'impact' solution for very occasional use. They should run you no more then $20 from a chinese-tool store (where 90% of all tools come from anyways - China - just re-badged and put in nicer boxes).
Our local one is called 'Tool Town'.
For the OP: I'm not sure why you believe it's the rear strut mounts, as all they really happen to only be over-glorified solid plates with bolts and no movement... They don't need to pivot like the front ones (no bearings).
My guess is the strut itself is shot. Gabriel makes decent OEM replacements.
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z yaaaa wrote:Cinny wrote:z yaaaa wrote:well, the EASIEST way is to take them off youself, go to an autoparts store and get a set of mounts, take them to a suspension shop and get them to swap them for you. usually runs around $100 for a set of 4 and is decently priced.
but of course, you can take them apart yourself and save youyself a little money and use your own spring compressor.
and you can rent the compressor for free at advance and autozone, all you do is leave a deposit for the tool.
yea but risky.
well yeah, if the tool is damaged, then don't use it. I have used it many times with no problems other than I managed to get a socket stuck on the end a couple times.all you really need the clamps to do is keep the spring from opening up while you remove the top nut and replace worn items. once everything is back together just release the pressure.
my spring compressor for 30 bucks and it works just fine
