How much damage will this really do?

[slash2@mindspring.com (Scott Rose)]

The other thing you want to watch out for is the strut not following the
straight up and down track.  Before I changed the strut in mine, the
drivers side was wearing an oblong hole where the rod slides into the
cartridge.  That could damage something if it goes too far.  And it sounds
really bad when you hits bumps.


At 07:46 PM 9/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Lisa-
>  Dave is correct.
>Drive on...
>
>Larry
>
>> The struts are the only thing that will get damaged when driving on bad
>> struts.  As long as you are careful over rough roads, you shouldn't any
>> damage to any other component but I would be very careful because if they
>> truely are blown then you chouls resemble a bouncy 70's Cadillac and that
>> equates to a control issue.  I seen a GOB of cars run on blown or heavily
>> worn struts and it doesn't cause any problems other than control issues.
>> HTH!!
>>
>> Dave
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lisa Lutman" <llutman@hotmail.com>
>> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:19 AM
>> Subject: How much damage will this really do?
>>
>>
>> > Okay... this is my dilemma. I've sunk major amounts of money into my car
>> in
>> > the last three months rebuilding/replacing the motor, tranny, master
>> > cylinder, tow truck damage, wiring, tires and other miscellaneous parts
>of
>> > my car. I'm close to broke now and my shocks and struts have decided to
>> pack
>> > it in. The springs are still good. How much damage will it really do if
>I
>> > wait for awhile to replace them? I'm sure there are lots of
>> > worse-case-scenarios, but how likely is damage to happen?
>> >
>> > TIA guys... :)
>> >
>> > Lisa
>> > Vancouver, BC
>> > 87 2.0L 16V Scirocco
>> >
>> >
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