mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Looked at Karsten's thread there about JJoints and was thinking of my VBP struts I have in the rear of my car, I suspect they maybe getting worn once again, as that urethane bushings in there have no rotational give in there at all, so was wondering .....
is it worth worrying about?? I have seen a post where a VBP strut actually rusted out internally on the loop end, and broke with the torque....
what are the failure rates on these things, and is it worth worth worrying over???
I am on my second set of bushings in them now, but this last time I wanted the car on the road and somehow had a set of bushings from a earlier vette with smaller loops, and so shimmed them up with some material I had on hand....that's what's in there now....I would imagine there is more slop in there at this time, but it's been some 5+ years now....
Guess I"m just looking for experienced comments....
is it worth worrying about?? I have seen a post where a VBP strut actually rusted out internally on the loop end, and broke with the torque....
what are the failure rates on these things, and is it worth worth worrying over???
I am on my second set of bushings in them now, but this last time I wanted the car on the road and somehow had a set of bushings from a earlier vette with smaller loops, and so shimmed them up with some material I had on hand....that's what's in there now....I would imagine there is more slop in there at this time, but it's been some 5+ years now....
Guess I"m just looking for experienced comments....