HUGE Rear Strut Problem
HUGE Rear Strut Problem 
12-28-2011
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Re: HUGE Rear Strut Problem
I'd guess you need to buy a few parts now or take it apart and put it together right.
Are you using factory struts or aftermarket?
Looks like it wasn't assembled right or something didn't fit right when you put it together.
One rubber donut #8 is supposed to be on top of washer #11, and the rest of the bumpstopper set #14 15 16, and all those are supposed to be on the bottom side of the narrow ring in your base (#9). It looks like both rubber donuts were above the ring in your pic.
Or the washer #11 got the hole too big and slipped down off of the step in the strut shaft.
The only things that should be above that narrow ring is one donut #8, its washer #1, and the nut and collar # 2 and #18.
Everything else should have been on the shaft before it went up into the base.
HTH
Are you using factory struts or aftermarket?
Looks like it wasn't assembled right or something didn't fit right when you put it together.
One rubber donut #8 is supposed to be on top of washer #11, and the rest of the bumpstopper set #14 15 16, and all those are supposed to be on the bottom side of the narrow ring in your base (#9). It looks like both rubber donuts were above the ring in your pic.
Or the washer #11 got the hole too big and slipped down off of the step in the strut shaft.
The only things that should be above that narrow ring is one donut #8, its washer #1, and the nut and collar # 2 and #18.
Everything else should have been on the shaft before it went up into the base.
HTH
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Re: HUGE Rear Strut Problem
The strut is a replacement not from majestic or made by Honda, so it didnt come with all those pieces. My friend put together that strut and I put together the other one. The one I put together is fine and he screwed that one up really bad. I'm heading to the junkyard tomorrow to get a new upper mount
12-28-2011
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Is the mount really damaged? (I assume you mean the #9 base in the diagram....It looks ok in the pic but I can only see half of the inner ring.)
I'd probably try to assemble it correctly first. If all the parts are still there.
I'd probably try to assemble it correctly first. If all the parts are still there.
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I think the rubber piece in my picture is pressed in there hardcore (not right now obviously lol). I read that if you didn't tighten the nut all the way it will do this (or if you forget the washer on the top. If I could get the rubber piece back in ther I would but it looks close to impossible
12-28-2011
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Re: HUGE Rear Strut Problem
Get the nut off and the rubber pieces should relax. Right now they are being squashed out under the pressure of the nut.
12-28-2011
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Actually, if you didn't have the washer on top then the shaft would have gone out the bottom of the hole, not up. You may be missing the bottom washer to do this (if it isn't part of the sandwich sticking up right now)
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Re: HUGE Rear Strut Problem
I don't think it's a result of an incorrectly assembled top mount, at least without seeing the mount disassembled to see exactly what's going on, I think it's a result of the spring being improperly seated as you mentioned in a previous thread. Being incorrectly seated the damper bottomed out and pushed through the mount..
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