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silverT

silverT

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My McPherson strut snapped at the the joining area at the control arm
On the control arm the bushing part sits as perfect as ever but steel pipe snapped off
And I was driving as slow as can be . This is a strut look towards bottom at round bushing
that is what snapped off Go figure but we were we were getting below zero temps

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Yes at the weld ( the weld of the McPherson strut )
 

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silverT said:
My McPherson strut snapped at the the joining area at the control arm
On the control arm the bushing part sits as perfect as ever but steel pipe snapped off
And I was driving as slow as can be . This is a strut look towards bottom at round bushing
that is what snapped off Go figure but we were we were getting below zero temps

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Man. That really sucks. The fact it happened in below zero weather just adds insult to injury.
 
Bogunn said:
Man. That really sucks. The fact it happened in below zero weather just adds insult to injury.
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The joke is I drive it mellow , If I was horsing around , flying up the mountain roads i'd say well yeah .
I was driving like 30 MPH and heard a loud snap sound the type that makes you say " that sounded bad "
took a few days till I even till realized cause I drive it that mellow . These could be the original struts with 235,000 miles
 
Atomic Diesel said:
Manufacturing defect. At least the truck stayed in the road!
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True. You could contact them and see what there manufacture defect warranty is. Heated steel has a higher freezing rate making it brittle in extremely cold temps. Where it broke won’t cause loss of control it will just make your ride bad.
 
OR17TRD said:
True. You could contact them and see what there manufacture defect warranty is. Heated steel has a higher freezing rate making it brittle in extremely cold temps. Where it broke won’t cause loss of control it will just make your ride bad.
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Worth a shot to contact them.
 
silverT said:
My McPherson strut snapped at the the joining area at the control arm
On the control arm the bushing part sits as perfect as ever but steel pipe snapped off
And I was driving as slow as can be . This is a strut look towards bottom at round bushing
that is what snapped off Go figure but we were we were getting below zero temps

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I never understood why Bilstein (or Toyota) designed these with the pencil necked ,skinny ass, ugly ass really, stems/toothpicks....

I've seen them snap in all 3 places, not many at the bushing tho'...


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Bojangles said:
Im half asleep srry. Dugs out too
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OR17TRD said:
Nice to meet you half asleep.
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Look at this guys profile picture.... you may not want to meet him while your asleep... remember the most important rule: sleep on your back or somebody else will!
OR17TRD said:
That’s what I said

No one seemed interested in that suggestion. I need a fritter.
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Hey I liked your post. You also said to contact the manufacturer. I still think it’s worth a shot but Bilstiens is definitely a better option.
 
Bogunn said:
Look at this guys profile picture.... you may not want to meet him while your asleep... remember the most important rule: sleep on your back or somebody else will!


Hey I liked your post. You also said to contact the manufacturer. I still think it’s worth a shot but Bilstiens is definitely a better option.
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I said you could contact them. Replying to the post of the manufacture defect. If they where going to send me a new set for free I’d take them and sale them and help pay for my new 5100’s.
 
OR17TRD said:
True. You could contact them and see what there manufacture defect warranty is. Heated steel has a higher freezing rate making it brittle in extremely cold temps. Where it broke won’t cause loss of control it will just make your ride bad.
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Once I get off I'll see if I can figure a manufacture on Strut assembly if it's the original from truck I could call Toyota
Realize where it broke it snapped and slid off and landed on edge of control arm . It's kinda wedged there by the grace of God .
Time constraints to fix are causing me to get Monro at local auto parts . Other side will be a Rock auto purchase for passenger side for $94 I'll do broken side first
At the bottom of list - Rock has RANCHORS999915 just from the look appears stronger
I am paying $166 at Napa for a Monro
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...on,strut+/+coil+spring+/+mount+assembly,15174


My mind set is caught in the days of 15 years ago when the concept of a Strut job was $600 bucks as now I see the fix is low in cost
for preventive maintenance it's worth the fix
 
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