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Sun 17 Jan 2021 22:00
front shocks - blindspot

i have a slight rumble noise. so nothing better to do but check it out. recently passed mot, with no probs. it s front end . i have front left strutt in picies and the strutt goesdown smoothly with strength, but comes back up really slowly. it that really a problem

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Mon 18 Jan 2021 12:43
front shocks - blindspot

ok then. took the otherside off to compare. It goes down with equal force. the weight of my hand and arm. both go down smoooth. one comes back up quicker. is that ok. Their not shot

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Mon 18 Jan 2021 13:12
front shocks - FP

"the strutt goesdown smoothly with strength, but comes back up really slowly. it that really a problem"

No - that's what dampers/shock absorbers do.

"both go down smoooth. one comes back up quicker. is that ok."

Difficult to say. Ideally they should behave identically, so the suspension is balanced left-right. If there's not a lot of difference it probably doesn't matter.

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Mon 18 Jan 2021 13:39
front shocks - blindspot

the springs both look ok.

have both drop links off. they feel a bit worn .,but not shot

i first suspected top mounts, but they look ok .

i was going to leave this till it got worse. so as locate problem more easily. but at home ,with car on sorn-

this is 102 ,000 miler with no previous suspension faults

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Mon 18 Jan 2021 19:19
front shocks - blindspot

the upper cup mounting is cracked and with several splits. would that cause a noise over rough road?

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