90Q suspension question

[Todd Young]

Normal play in the suspension (struts).

If you hear a "thump" or "clunk" when going over bumps, I would check
the sway bar end links. If they are newer, then re-tighten the
nuts/bolts. If they are original, then replace them and make sure to
really tighten the nuts. I replaced mine and about 6 months later they
had loosened and were clunking.

Al Powell wrote:
> So I was driving my daughter's 1993 90Q around today, and again felt a bit
> more thump from the front end than I thought it should have.  I rotated the
> tires and while doing so, found that with the front tires off the ground,
> the front struts drop down far enough that I can reach in above the top
> suspension component (between the top plate and the body). That much slack
> doesn't seem right.
>
> Lowered the car back to the ground, pulled the plastic caps off that cover
> the top of the struts, and found that the metal retaining washer on top of
> the strut is about 1/2" clear of the body when weight is on the tires.  It's
> just sitting there in the air making no contact with the body.
>
> What gives?  I haven't had a chance to get at the Bentley, but clearly the
> top of the strut shouldn't be sitting 1/2" above the body so the whole strut
> can travel up and down 1/2" before making contact with the body.
>
> Looks like front struts are original (from their rusty condition and no
> visible evidence the caps have been unscrewed from the strut tubes), but
> rear shocks have been replace with Boges.  Could some rubber washer or
> spacer have worn out and fallen out on each side?  At 128K, I might be due
> for new front shocks anyway.
>
> Comments?
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> Al Powell
> Fort Collins, CO
> apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu
>
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> are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and
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Todd Young
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Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076