RE: Upper strut bearings...again?

[Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

Is it possible that the top nut of the strut has simple worked loose?  Mine 
started rattling recently after a rather dubious late night install without 
an air wrench.

.02

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop

On Tuesday, August 04, 1998 5:44 PM, Benton Yoshida 
[SMTP:byoshida@zygote.hsc.usc.edu] wrote:
> 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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