Re: Upper strut bearings...again?

["Kris Rayner" <veritech@fix.net>]

The ball joints really shouldn't have any play.  A tiny bit CAN and 
DOES produce a bit noise.

> Date:          Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:44:02 -0700
> To:            scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> From:          Benton Yoshida <byoshida@zygote.hsc.usc.edu>
> Subject:       Upper strut bearings...again?

> Heyzall:
> 
> 	A few months ago I swapped out my old upper strut bearings (USB
> hereafter) and got rid of that annoying clanking noise while going over
> bumps.  Soon afterwards however, the racket came back in full strength.
> Can these things go bad this fast?  Although these USB's were unused, they
> had been sitting in my room for about 3 years.  Does the part (rubber?)
> that fails on these things have a shelf life which is shortened by L.A.'s
> ozone-rich haze?  I can't remember if the USB's had a brand name on them
> but they did have the horsepower-boosting "made in Germany" stamp on them.
> 	BTW, my anti-rattle springs are all acounted for and I think my
> ball joints are OK--a tiny amount of play when pulling on the tops of the
> tires but doesn't seem enough to account for the noise I hear.  The car has
> cut unknown manufacturer springs with equally anonymous shocks of
> questionable condition.  Can any of these things assassinate an otherwise
> healthy USB?  Please advise and TIA, benton------
> 
> 
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                   Kris Rayner
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