My mechanic says I need new struts?

(2010-05-28 11:26:38) 1. Sandra Says: What exactly are they and what do they do? He says I can wait a little while before I do it since the charge will be $320. He says only a couple of weeks but I'm thinking a couple of months. What are the negatives that can happen to my car if I don't get this done sooner?2. advise please Says: this one is more can be easily answered through e mail or im ...i will try though....if they are bad they can make a lot of diff sounds nost common is the kind of popping noise espi when you hit a large bump......they can also make like a squeaking noise.....if you do not get them replaced they can damage components in the front of your vehicle...to name a few the tie rods will wear more rapidly, the ball joints will wear more rapidly ....as well as if the upper strut mount goes out if can literally poke a hole through your hood (had it happen to me) the good news .....even when they are bad you can wait a good while and i mean a good while to change them like a year is safe most times......and all they basically do is absorb impacts similarly to the shocks....they just give you a smoother ride3. Jeff Says: The Macpherson strut is a unit that contains the spring and the shock absorber. The original intension for the Macpherson strut was to replace the upper control arm. In simple words to test to see if your struts are gone you can simply go to the corner of your vehicle that you believe has blown struts, and jounce (push down) the corner really hard it should bounce on it's own ounce more after you have pushed it down ounce if it keeps occilating up and down then they are pouched. They should be relativly cheap to repair unless you drive a volkswagon then they cost a little more it should take no more then 2.3 hours for a licenced mechanic to change. Not much negative will happen to your vehicle other than it's very uncomfortible to drive and you may wear out your ball joints.

Northern Lights College, British Columbia, Canada4. Simply Jake Says: I need the same thing for my car so i know what you mean. The worst that could happen is that you will scrape the front bumper lip on curbs and the tires will rub on the fenders easier but thats like only if you have about 2 inches of clearance like mine. since i dont know what type of vw you have i say Just relax and repair them when you want, it wouldnt hurt to wait, just repair when you have the money,

My dad has driven his vw on bad struts for over 10 years.. You will do fine. trust me5. Squirrels&PearlsGirl Says: The struts in my car broke once. I have no idea how it happened but they leaked some sort of fluid that stained everything it touched and caused a really bad wear pattern on my tires. In fact, the threads in the tires were poking out by the time I caught it, which is super dangerous..

I'm not 100% sure what struts do, but I would advise that you get them replaced ASAP. If they break, it can cause a lot of trouble and can cost a lot of money to fix- mine cause almost $900 to fix! (Plus the cost of new tired because of the damage it caused.) Tag: My mechanic says I need new struts?