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maslin · 04-17-2019, 12:57 PM

Something has to be tweaked, it's not bad luck 4 parts in. MacPherson struts are simple, that's why they're so prevalent. The strut is the upper control arm. The LCA locates the lower ball joint, the strut and spindle hold everything up and down. Not a whole lot going on.

Or the same guy is doing the job every time and butchering it?

If the spindle/upright/whatever Toyota calls it were to be bent it could side load the strut and cause a leak?

04-17-2019, 12:57 PM	#2
maslin Benz Tech Join Date: Dec 2018 Drives: 2017 BRZ Premium Location: Oregon Posts: 580 Thanks: 363 Thanked 564 Times in 309 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Something has to be tweaked, it's not bad luck 4 parts in. MacPherson struts are simple, that's why they're so prevalent. The strut is the upper control arm. The LCA locates the lower ball joint, the strut and spindle hold everything up and down. Not a whole lot going on. Or the same guy is doing the job every time and butchering it? If the spindle/upright/whatever Toyota calls it were to be bent it could side load the strut and cause a leak? Last edited by maslin; 04-17-2019 at 09:19 PM.