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sedan trunk strut question 850 1996

posted by  Robo Lobo on  Tue May 21 05:48 CST 2002
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I asked this question before, but I think I phrased it badly so I'll try again. Trying to track down a noise in the rear of my car. When the trunk is open and the struts fully extended, I can grab the right strut and there is about 1/2" of left/right play in it. Whereas there is almost no play in the left strut. Does anyone know if this is normal? If anyone would like to go out and play with their trunk struts that would be great :-)








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    sedan trunk strut question 850 1996

    posted by  markas on  Wed May 22 03:02 CST 2002
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    `Hi ya,

    There should be some play as the anchorage point is a small bar that the strut grabs onto. I have the same symptom on one of mine still, after replacing both with the upgraded spoiler type.

    Do your's allow your boot/trunk to drop if they do this is a sign of failure and it should be hardish to close. If you don't have a spoiler and decide to change there isn't a price difference in the spoiler/non-spoiler so go for the heaver duty ones as they are the same size, well over here in the UK.

    The other thing it could be is your's, the rear mounts mine made a noise and also a noisey rear shocks.

    mark in leeds/uk.
    uk voc 94 850glt 2l 20v 174k,k+n,Volvo Brace, Slots,T5R bumper and a new clutch.








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    sedan trunk strut question 850 1996

    posted by  kirk on  Tue May 21 16:40 CST 2002
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    Do you mean the support shock that holds the trunk open? If so, there should be no play. Check the connecting points and the resistance on the shock itself. I think new ones are about $30.







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