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Originally Posted by venturaII
So what are you saying is more likely? That the springs themselves are so worn out that a single person can lift the entire wheel/suspension assembly and compress a spring rated for a car close to 2 tons GVWR? It's far more likely that a commonly replaced rubber bushing is tired and allowing for more movement than when it was new.
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Neither, I'm suggesting if the wheel was actually moving enough to be visible at a distance the mechanic had disconnected something for the show.
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Originally Posted by venturaII
At least, that's been my experience over the past ~40 years of wrenching on Macstrut vehicles.. And not to be pedantic, but the spring doesn't hit the body; it hits the upper strut mount, which is isolated from the body via the rubber bushing.
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You're right, but if the center of the bushing was totally gone, the spring would hit the body very shortly after the wheel started moving since there isn't much space between the strut tower and upper spring seat. If you can see the wheel moving up and down at a distance, it's likely not the cause. Further proof would be that the wheel(s) would fall right down if the rubber was that worn out, since there would be nothing holding the top of the strut to the body, it would be like they undid the top nut.