i see that alot some complain about noise some don't so i cut a heater hose
in half and stuff in it's place don't even have to take strut out
Bill Putney wrote:
> Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> > I've noticed that there is some kind of rubbery material hanging out
> > from where the coil springs on our '02 300M (with Performance Handling
> > Package) sit in the lower "cups" of the rear suspension.
> >
> > Is this something that needs to be taken care of? Urgently? Expensive?
> >
> > Perce
>
> Perce - I think what your describing is the lower spring cu****on (or
> isolator) - a foam rubber type of stuff that sits between the bottom of
> the spring and the strut spring sup****t cup - there's one on the top of
> the spring too. If that's the part, that's normal. You could replace
> it, but it will do that again before too long. The part just doesn't
> last long, but it's not critical. I bet if you check your front ones,
> you'll find them in similar or worse condition. And for some reason
> the lower ones fall apart a lot worse than the upper ones.
>
> Bill Putney
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