The guy at tires plus just told me that I'd need new mounts for my strut because the metal sleeve that goes in between the two rubber pieces is not glued to them anymore? And said that it would make a banging noise? Do I need new mounts now or is it alright? Also, how much are they? Thanks

You need to be a little more clear with what your describing, but this is what I'm gonna try to help ya with. When you say mount I want to make sure your describing the insulator which is CAPS PNC number 41433 on the drawing below. The drawing below is for the rear "mounts".



The two bushings are (TOP PNC number 41406B) and the (BOTTOM 41406C), the metal sleeve (PNC 41971) is what is inbetween the two bushings. I don't know where the guy is getting they should be "glued" together because they shouldn't be. Simply slide the bottom bushing on, then the sleeve, followed by the insulator (PNC 41433) then the top bushing sitting on top. Refer to this CAPS drawing to see how all parts are to be in a specific order, messing this up will result in some serious damage and even injury when assembling everything back together.

Check all your insulators and look for rust and check the bushings, if anything looks out of the "normal" meaning rust, bushings seized together etc...I'd look into changing them out.

Refer to our CAPS section http://www.2gnt.com/CAPS/main0sub0.html for PNC numbers and then using our PNC lookup if you need part numbers to order parts from the dealer.


Gotta love winter

the guy at tires plus is an idiot..

1998 dodge avenger 4 cyl AT
Mods are:
Not enough

They aren't glued from the factory as far as I know.

I've had about 10 different suspensions on 4 DSM's and have yet to find one glued OR one that made sounds from not being glued.

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98 ESi
95 GS

I've seen plenty of suspensions make a lot of noise on a lot of DSMs, for a lot of reasons, but never because of anything up there being glued or unglued.