Motorhead Lawyer

L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
> Yes, just as the Libby's ball failure would no longer control it's
> wheel:
http://www.detnews.com/2003/autosins...tos-319372.htm
> Strut failure: http://members.home.nl/mk2/ext/11.jpg

Bill, that's not a photo of a strut *failure*, it's a photo of a strut
*unbolted*. Did you miss all those holes that hold 17mm (usually)
bolts?

I've seen McPherson strut suspensions go through an awful lot,
including *spring perch collapse*, but no failure of the strut itself
has ever caused a steering loss that I've seen. The top bearing can
fail (although they usually just bind up and make steering very hard or
break up and clunk a lot) and a bottom ball joint can fail (which *can*
be serious), but the failure of the shock absorber or insert just
doesn't have the effect you imagine it does. You probably see dozens
of cars every day with 'shot struts'.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

So would have strut failure cause that tire wear?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> How many times do I have to point out the actual question that asks how TIRE
> WEAR can be related to struts. The single most likely cause of tire wear and
> struts is that the strut looses it's shock absorber quality.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

So would have strut failure cause that tire wear?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> How many times do I have to point out the actual question that asks how TIRE
> WEAR can be related to struts. The single most likely cause of tire wear and
> struts is that the strut looses it's shock absorber quality.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

So would have strut failure cause that tire wear?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> How many times do I have to point out the actual question that asks how TIRE
> WEAR can be related to struts. The single most likely cause of tire wear and
> struts is that the strut looses it's shock absorber quality.

Jeff Strickland

Of course.

And the specific failure of the strut is the same failure that a shock might
experience. So, in this way the shock and the strut are the same, which is
all I said in the first place. I wasn't concerned with the idea that the
strut is a suspension component, I was only concerned with the idea that the
strut preforms shock absorber duties. Indeed, may struts these days have
cartridges that get replaced because the shock is what wears out, the
suspension components last forever unless the driver goes around using his
tires to look for curbs at high speed. I assume that people don't go around
using the tires to feel for curbs at high rates of speed, and the suspension
components are pretty straight. The shocks, on the other hand ...







"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4237475B.3F1CB4EF@***.net...
> So would have strut failure cause that tire wear?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >
> > How many times do I have to point out the actual question that asks how
TIRE
> > WEAR can be related to struts. The single most likely cause of tire wear
and
> > struts is that the strut looses it's shock absorber quality.

Jeff Strickland

Of course.

And the specific failure of the strut is the same failure that a shock might
experience. So, in this way the shock and the strut are the same, which is
all I said in the first place. I wasn't concerned with the idea that the
strut is a suspension component, I was only concerned with the idea that the
strut preforms shock absorber duties. Indeed, may struts these days have
cartridges that get replaced because the shock is what wears out, the
suspension components last forever unless the driver goes around using his
tires to look for curbs at high speed. I assume that people don't go around
using the tires to feel for curbs at high rates of speed, and the suspension
components are pretty straight. The shocks, on the other hand ...







"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4237475B.3F1CB4EF@***.net...
> So would have strut failure cause that tire wear?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >
> > How many times do I have to point out the actual question that asks how
TIRE
> > WEAR can be related to struts. The single most likely cause of tire wear
and
> > struts is that the strut looses it's shock absorber quality.

Jeff Strickland

Of course.

And the specific failure of the strut is the same failure that a shock might
experience. So, in this way the shock and the strut are the same, which is
all I said in the first place. I wasn't concerned with the idea that the
strut is a suspension component, I was only concerned with the idea that the
strut preforms shock absorber duties. Indeed, may struts these days have
cartridges that get replaced because the shock is what wears out, the
suspension components last forever unless the driver goes around using his
tires to look for curbs at high speed. I assume that people don't go around
using the tires to feel for curbs at high rates of speed, and the suspension
components are pretty straight. The shocks, on the other hand ...







"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4237475B.3F1CB4EF@***.net...
> So would have strut failure cause that tire wear?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >
> > How many times do I have to point out the actual question that asks how
TIRE
> > WEAR can be related to struts. The single most likely cause of tire wear
and
> > struts is that the strut looses it's shock absorber quality.