dsm482

where is EZONE)


I got 2005 sedan civic dx . I had bad oem struts so two years ago I replaced the struts with monroe and new duralast top bearing and mount.


Before no noise just weak struts... after i installed them i had some weird pop no biggie.. recently i got a lots of clunking like a bad bearing. I replaced the mounts and bearings again with duralast.. I still have the clunking.I checked the ball joints new, control arms bushing replaced pretty new. new tie rods. no play anywhere.bearing is fine, and no thorn cv boots. When i did the last mounts and bearings I checked the monroe struts look fine. Clunking only happens . It sound like a bad bearing and mounts. How can that be.
Its not my first job, The alignment marks are facing outward, of the car on the correct side with spring installed the right way.
Can it be the quality mounts from duralst? I dont recall having this problem with my warn out oem struts and mounts and bearings. yes the car is aligned.

ezone

I'm asleep....I don't hear anything


Sway bar links? LCA bushings?

Get struts from Honda?

dsm482

no sway bar links on mine....

**** struts from honda , cost more than my honda civic) ****

LCA ? control arm bushins? those I have already replaced

ezone

I dunno man.
I can't lay hands on the car and heal it from 3000 miles away LOL


Check some KYB struts?

dsm482

i dont think its the struts... looks like a shitty design mounts and bearings..

oem were fine with warn out struts they had 200k miles on them, bearing fell apart when dissambly..

i know excatly what u going to say OEM)

lowlife9

some struts require the plastic bearings from the older 7th gens. are the duralast plastic or metal?

dsm482

they are metal
but i oems were metal when i took them apart..

I have an option to warranty back to autozone and get kyb strut mounts thru them if I make up the diffrence..


Any idea how KYB strut mounts and bearings are for quality?????

dsm482

bump anyone

i finnaly determined to fix these..

on uneven surfaces i get that clunck.. has to be bering an mounts..


i read kyb people having also clunking with..

which brand strut mounts will work better ?

EZONE u alive

ezone

No answers here, I deal with oem...almost zero aftermarket.

dsm482

anyone else, finnaly autozone will refund me for the crappy duralast mounts and crappy bearings..

what should i use besides oem..

I read kyb cause noise also over bumps? anyone has good functioning struts with kyb mounts and bearing and no noise issue?


my strusts are good , and they are monroe OE one year old...

problem was the mounts and bearing secifically the bearing.. drive me nutss

dsm482

anyone ? EZONE?

someone had to use something else besides OEM mounts when they replaced theirs and not had any issue?

ezone

Why can't you use OEM?

dsm482

$$$$ my friend.. it has 250,000 miles... 100 dollar a pop at the dealer just the mount and 50 the beairng per side.

if i can get away with something decent.. ussualy aftermarket is good for mounts...
except this time..)

ezone

You-pull-it, used parts for cheap?

thetut

I replaced my front struts 2 years ago with KYB.

Last year started hearing clunking over bumps.

Had both LCAs replaced. Noise gone. Both compliance bushings were torn.

dsm482

its not those, have been replaced.. i will check them again though..

Its the bearing..

So you running kyb struts with kyb mounts and bearing, like a quick strut?

no issues? stock springs?

thetut

Yes to quick strut. No issues.

guitarsnlikker

I put in kyb quick struts in the front no issues at all. good product. put gabriel struts in the back also no issues at all. However I didn't get rid of all my front end clunks until i changed out the front bearings too.good luck.