I have a 1999 cadillac Deville that my mechanic says needs a new front strut mount. My symptoms are mostly in cold weather a very slight groan when parking the vehicle or turning into my driveway. It seems like it happens when the steering wheel is on its return back to center and it can be felt sli…

It wouldn’t surprise me if the upper strut mounts needed replacing. These are large bearings that allow the struts to pivot when the steering wheel is turned. As with any low speed bearing that wears out it can start to groan or creak like an old door hinge. Tester

I would add to Tester’s remarks to just say that replacing one would be a bit nutty just b/c once the strut assembly comes out it would be best to replace the strut as well as the mount. Its one of those things where most of the cost is in the labor. Given that, then you have to do both sides - re…

Much Thanks to both of you. The fact that my mechanic said that I only need to replace the passenger side, he said the drivers side is ok leads me to believe he is not only honest but coupled with ur answers maybe its not a total emergency yet. I did go ahead and get the parts 2pcs the bearing which…

Are these the original struts? If so and you do decide to do it, I’d just mention again that you should just add new struts to what is done. In order to replace the mount, the entire strut assembly comes out of the car and is disassembled. Then it is reassembled with new mounts. You’ll probably …

Thanks Guys I agree that if you are going to go to the trouble to replace the mounts then to be smart with 8ok miles on the car then u might as well replace the whole thing and probably best to do it in pairs. I am going to live with the little noise it creates and replace the entire unit when the t…

Broken Strut Mount?

Maintenance/Repairs

oldtimer-11 March 3, 2011, 3:07pm 5

This sound and vibration is only an annoyance, my Oldsmobile did this and my dealers service manager told me that he wouldn’t replace a strut on his car just for a noisy mount.My mount wasn’t broken, it was just that rust had caused the metal plate to bind against the rubber cushion. I freed mine up with copious applications from the top of Liquid Wrench with Teflon in it. (Blue can.)

Topic		Replies	Views
Strut Mounts Maintenance/Repairs ford , escort	7	1408	October 11, 2009
Cost to change "ready mount" strut? Maintenance/Repairs	9	1657	September 1, 2013
Strut mount noise? Maintenance/Repairs ford , taurus	7	3864	May 21, 2018
Strut mounts Maintenance/Repairs	1	366	January 30, 2008
Rattling sound from Camry 99 Maintenance/Repairs	8	1918	July 1, 2008

Broken Strut Mount?

Related topics