KYB Struts/Eibach Springs Installed, Veritcal Play in Passenger Side Strut Shaft
11-14-2016, 01:54 PM
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11-15-2016, 08:36 AM
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UPDATE:
Heads up on the strut mounts; the Moogs are virtually the same as the KYBs. Both are made in China and look identical. Moog does not make a Problem Solver-type strut mount, as it turns out. Bummer.
That said, I can now confirm that the problem I am having is not with the mount, but with the strut itself. Now that I have everything apart, I can see that the threads on the shaft are messed up just enough to prevent the nut from fully tightening. I didn't notice it when installing the spring, but now that it is apart I can see why the nut would not tighten any further than it did. It all makes sense now.
I've got a new strut on the way. Hopefully KYB will warranty out the bad one.
Heads up on the strut mounts; the Moogs are virtually the same as the KYBs. Both are made in China and look identical. Moog does not make a Problem Solver-type strut mount, as it turns out. Bummer.
That said, I can now confirm that the problem I am having is not with the mount, but with the strut itself. Now that I have everything apart, I can see that the threads on the shaft are messed up just enough to prevent the nut from fully tightening. I didn't notice it when installing the spring, but now that it is apart I can see why the nut would not tighten any further than it did. It all makes sense now.
I've got a new strut on the way. Hopefully KYB will warranty out the bad one.
