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98 Mazda protege strut replacement error.
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AndrewSE
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Aug 24, 2012, 5:18 PM
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98 Mazda protege strut replacement error.
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Hello, New to the forums and could use some advise :) I made a real bone head move when taking my front drivers side strut apart. I forgot to mark the position for the upper rubber spring seat. Needless to say I messed out my mount it is all warped and I ordered a replacement. What do I do now to make sure it's lined up correctly with the new replacement ? Thank you
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Hammer Time
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Aug 24, 2012, 5:21 PM
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Why is it a problem? It rotates for steering. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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AndrewSE
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Aug 24, 2012, 6:44 PM
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Thank you for your reply ! The shop manual and other references mention you have to mark it to make sure it's aligned correctly, which is why they suggest you mark the spring plate with the mount plate. I'm confused :) When I put it all back together the strut was making a horrible clicking and clinging sound on bumps. I ripped her all apart again and noticed the mount plate was all wrapped and tilted. I can't get the center screw off now on the strut. Long story short, I was changing my lower ball joint and decided to remove the strut so I can get the new ball joint connected to the control arm and hub. I removed the center screw first (yeah I know ..stupid :) ) Got a spring suppressor and attached the spring to the strut again. So I've now ordered a new mount and strut to fix my stupid error.. Lesson learned... Now I just want to fix my poor Mazda :) The marking the plates has me concerned.
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Hammer Time
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Aug 24, 2012, 6:52 PM
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The front tires turn to steer so the plate have to rotate for that reason. You have to line the spring up correctly with the seat though if it's recessed for the end of the spring. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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