Strut part help

[Albert]

So I finally got arountd to changing my struts. Michigan roads are Hell on them and after 65K and 4 years, mine were shot. I didn't know just HOW shot they were until I got them off. Well, only have one off so far, but that's been more than enough. Here's my issue:

The bump stop is clearly destroyed, I can get replacement ones relatively easy. I'm concerned about the plastic part around where the bearings are (lower left area of the top picture). Do I need to replace that whole part as well, or is it not put under that much stress that it can get by as it is?

 

[Albert]

I ended up buying a replacement part. Thanks for all the comments. No wonder I don't come to this forum any more.

 

[spdjnke]

Did you end up replacing all of the parts? I replaced my bump stops with aftermarket, stock = crap!

 

[Albert]

I didn't have the luxury of waiting for aftermarket ones, so I got stock replacements. I'm not going to have it for much more than another year, so they should last that long. If not, I know how to change them! lol

I replaced the top bearing part on the passenger side as well. The drivers one was fine.

 

[Darth Vader]

Who needs to reply when the answer is obvious and you already knew it before asking?

You did the right thing in the end.

 

[spdjnke]

so I'm assuming you replaced the top hat, strut bearings and the bump stops?? what did it set you back from the dealer?? I'm going to replace mine with aftermarket from a company out of Germany...price isn't to bad so just curious...

I didn't have the luxury of waiting for aftermarket ones, so I got stock replacements. I'm not going to have it for much more than another year, so they should last that long. If not, I know how to change them! lol

I replaced the top bearing part on the passenger side as well. The drivers one was fine.

 

[Albert]

I replaced both bump stops and one strut bearing. The bump stops were $20 each and the bearing was $48.

 

[oaklandopen]

Damn I totally missed this thread! Sorry, op, because I was right there with you. On march 19th I totally destroyed the whole strut assembly minus the spring so I had replaced everything with oem stuff

I had actually posted in the threads "what pissed you off today" and "what have you done to your ms3 today"

 

[ericrapp]

Sorry we missed your post, i do not get on that often anymore. But that does not mean no one cares.
When i put tein springs (lower/shorter) different vehicle the instructions asked me to shave the bumpstops. Although you have stock springs. Boy you must have some nasty roads! and i thought western new yawk was bad.

 

[oaklandopen]

Dullaware isn't nice either. We may be small, but road construction is plentifull