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growing puncture in each strut tower 200

posted by  bcg on  Tue Jul 13 17:00 CST 2004
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need the brixsters today. i replaced my front struts (bilsteins t/c) & strut mounts (skf--oem) back in april.

the problem:
now, i'm seeing something trying to go throught the top of the strut tower next to the strut spacer (the thing with the 2 bolts on it). the other side is not as bad but something is coming through there too.

i made sure the springs were seated correctly.

i do note that the bilsteins did not go all the way to the bottom of the strut when i put them in, as the originals did.

it's getting worse. the other side is about the same location on the other strut also, a mirror image.

question: what's going on & can i stop it? i did not install any reinforcement plates.

regards,
byron golden
bc1_2002
86 245, 240k+ mi original owner





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