Most Most modern cars’ and trucks’ suspensions are carefully designed to ensure adequate performance under a variety of conditions. Still, every suspension represents numerous compromises, as manufacturers must design their cars for a variety of needs and conditions while ensuring...
Most Most modern cars’ and trucks’ suspensions are carefully designed to ensure adequate performance under a variety of conditions. Still, every suspension represents numerous compromises, as manufacturers must design their cars for a variety of needs and conditions while ensuring...
Coil Coil springs, also known as suspension springs, are the part of your vehicle that helps cut down on the excessive up and down movement when you are driving. These springs support the vehicle and soak up the bumps that...
Switching Switching out your stock springs (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-long-do-suspension-springs-last) for aftermarket springs can have a huge impact on your car. Whether you’re going for a sporty feeling, or even just a different look by lowering the car, new springs can make your...
Every Every car, truck and SUV features a suspension, the system of parts that holds the vehicle up, absorbs bumps, and allows it to steer. For the most part these systems wear out slowly, and with proper maintenance and periodic...
Every Every function inside your vehicle is controlled by a switch in some way. Some switches require a high current capacity, while others are low voltage. Low voltage switches usually control the electrical position of a relay, which directs a...
Most Most modern cars’ and trucks’ suspensions are carefully designed to ensure adequate performance under a variety of conditions. Still, every suspension represents numerous compromises, as manufacturers must design their cars for a variety of needs and conditions while ensuring...
Most Most modern cars’ and trucks’ suspensions are carefully designed to ensure adequate performance under a variety of conditions. Still, every suspension represents numerous compromises, as manufacturers must design their cars for a variety of needs and conditions while ensuring...
Vehicle Vehicle struts serve a number of different purposes, including adding control to extreme handling conditions such as sudden turning and braking. They also serve to provide a level of comfort to passengers in the vehicle as they provide a...
Coil Coil springs, also known as suspension springs, are the part of your vehicle that helps cut down on the excessive up and down movement when you are driving. These springs support the vehicle and soak up the bumps that...
A A leaf spring is a component of some vehicles’ suspension systems. Specifically, a leaf spring is composed of several (or occasionally just one) thin strips of metal, called leaves, arranged on top of each other to form a single...
Every Every function inside your vehicle is controlled by a switch in some way. Some switches require a high current capacity, while others are low voltage. Low voltage switches usually control the electrical position of a relay, which directs a...
Every Every function inside your vehicle is controlled by a switch in some way. Some switches require a high current capacity, while others are low voltage. Low voltage switches usually control the electrical position of a relay, which directs a...
Go under the vehicle and see if the return spring has came off the slave cylinder on the clutch assembly. If the return spring is there, then look to see if the slave cylinder is pushed all the way out....
Hello. You only need to change the parts that are actually loose. If the ball joint (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/ball-joint-front-replacement) is loose then it needs to be replaced. If the lower control arm has worn out or missing bushings then those should be...
Hi and thanks for contacting Your Mechanic. When it comes to a misfire, first check for spark and make sure that the spark plugs are functioning correctly. Then check the fuel injectors and make sure that they are not plugged...
You should get the new coil spring with the coil spring insulators. I would recommend replacing the front shocks and sway bar links with bushings at the same time.
Hey there, thanks for writing in about your 2002 Honda Civic. Your car has struts all the way around. There are pros and cons to lowering your vehicle (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-are-the-dangers-of-lowering-my-car). Make sure that you consider everything before moving forward with this...
The suspension would need to be changed over with a kit like at this web site [ http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/9520LB ] The cost for the parts is almost $700 and you are looking at approximately 8 hours labor to install the kit....
Most of them actually do come with some kind of the tray. Maybe yours is lost and you need to get another one. But they do generally have arrows this side up or air flow downwards that show you which...
It sounds like one of your leaf spring (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-are-leaf-springs) shackles has broken. It is very common for them to get rusty and break. The noise you are hearing is probably the shackle running on the underside of the bed. Go...
There are many advantages to using aftermarket steering (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/all-about-aftermarket-parts) and suspension parts over factory-made suspension parts on most makes and models. A lot of it has to do with being price competitive and having better than OEM (original equipment manufacturer)...
This is a very common problem for your type of vehicle. Oftentimes, there is a component in the shifter mechanism that fails, and causes the shifter to be unable to come out of park. The repair for this is to...
Hello. It sounds like you have weak springs or struts. It is heard of for those to weaken and produce the concerns you speaketh of. Springs, shocks, or struts are suggested to be replaced every 50,000 miles. I suggest having...
Hi there. Check the fluid in the reservoir. Top off all fluids that are low. If the fluid was low, then look for any visible leaks. If the fluid is full and there are no leaks, then check to see...
Hi, thanks for writing in. You may want to check into the different Sena-Trac rear shocks for the vehicle. The shocks may soften the ride. These vehicles are known for a harsh ride and these shocks may help. If you...
Hello, thanks for writing in about your Dodge Ram 1500. Spring removal is not needed to change tie rods. It's possible the spring is broken, or the upper spring seat/cup may have broken off the chassis due to rust or...
One guess is that the problem could be a faulty wheel bearing(s). Bad wheel bearings (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/wheel-bearings-replacement) often result in a rotational growling noise. The wheel bearing is integral to the hub assembly on your vehicle, which also houses the reluctor...
The light comes on after 18mph since this is the speed where the ABS will start to work on your car. The light is coming on due to one or more wheel speed sensors (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-wheel-speed-sensor) are not sending a signal...
Hello. If the noise is related to the vehicle going over bumps or imperfections in the road then it is in the suspension. If it occurs when the vehicle is moving then it is something else. If that is the...
First thing you'd want to do is change the shocks (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-air-shocks) and struts (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-strut-assembly) on it. When they are worn, and the wind blows, it's going to go to go all over the place. It's going to start moving too...
The suspension on your vehicle is comprised of many different components. Any of these components can fail at any time, but most suspension parts will fail (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-components-of-the-suspension-or-steering-systems-are-prone-to-fail) slowly over time. If you have a sudden change in the way that...
