~95 Cavalier

Hi all

My daughter's 95 Cavalier makes a banging sound in the rear right of the
suspension. I drove over a series of the type speed bump that they remove in the
winter for snow plowing. There are gaps in the way they are laid out across the
road which will allow you a smooth path for either your right side wheels or
your left side wheels depending on the path you choose.

All that to say the bumps allow you to accurately tell right from left and front
from rear so I do know exactly where the noise comes from.

So ..... she intends to give the car away to a person who needs a car rather
then use it as a trade for her next car. And because the recipient is more a
friend of mine then hers I would like to replace the strut and I would like to
do it myself to keep the cost down.

Now in my younger days I removed lots an lots of shocks but I am wondering
what's involved in replacing a strut. ( I am among the dying breed that still
knows what a $2.00 tire is.)

Can someone do a paint by numbers of what is involved on swapping out the strut
for me.

Thanks all!

Sounds like you should pick up a Haynes manual. Cheap and highly effective
for someone like yourself. Replacing a strut can easily be done in the
driveway in a couple of hours.

Steve

"Lowell Cummings" wrote in message

> Hi all
>
> My daughter's 95 Cavalier makes a banging sound in the rear right of the
> suspension. I drove over a series of the type speed bump that they remove
in the
> winter for snow plowing. There are gaps in the way they are laid out
across the
> road which will allow you a smooth path for either your right side wheels
or
> your left side wheels depending on the path you choose.
>
> All that to say the bumps allow you to accurately tell right from left and
front
> from rear so I do know exactly where the noise comes from.
>
> So ..... she intends to give the car away to a person who needs a car
rather
> then use it as a trade for her next car. And because the recipient is more
a
> friend of mine then hers I would like to replace the strut and I would
like to
> do it myself to keep the cost down.
>
> Now in my younger days I removed lots an lots of shocks but I am wondering
> what's involved in replacing a strut. ( I am among the dying breed that
still
> knows what a $2.00 tire is.)
>
> Can someone do a paint by numbers of what is involved on swapping out the
strut
> for me.
>
> Thanks all!
>