Can anybody help with suspension problems?

"Suuuubaru" (suuuubaru) 03/27/2014 at 17:19 • Filed to: subaru

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Heard a loud "Boom," and the car suddenly felt rear heavy -steering got super light

-If I hit a pothole I didn't see one

- Upon further inspection driver's side rear suspension somehow collapsed

-Suspension on that side feels wrong in some way

-I suspect a rotten out strut tower, although I can't get at them well enough to see their condition

-anybody have any ideas/comments on what may have happened?

Above is normal gap

this is the side that's bad

Suuuubaru > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:20

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bad side

Frosted > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:22

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Snapped spring? My 2000 Volvo v40 had a snapped spring AND bent strut. Felt like a sports car in the handling department until it got fixed though.

MonkeePuzzle > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:25

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if its rotten tower you can inspect that from inside the car, behind some carpetting or plastic panel.

could be a broken sway bar or the actual strut/spring? suggest taking wheel of and looking. Do not suggest attempting to drive home without looking first.

puddler > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:25

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if you bounce the rear, does it bounce straight? or wiggle?

Jcarr > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:25

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Not knowing how Subie's are sprung, my uneducated guess would be a snapped coil spring. Does it feel like that corner is still suspended, or does it feel like it's bottomed?

Racescort666 > Jcarr 03/27/2014 at 17:31

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McPherson strut. Guessing by the vintage, it's probably strut rear. Subarus occasionally break springs.

Racescort666 > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:32

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My guess would be broken spring. Subarus occasionally break springs and the best way to check would be to Jack it up and peek.

Suuuubaru > puddler 03/27/2014 at 17:34

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I'm leaning towards wiggle

Suuuubaru > Jcarr 03/27/2014 at 17:35

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I want to say it's still suspended. Almost feels as if the car had air suspension and one corner was leaking badly

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:36

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Broke Spring

puddler > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:38

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but the left side still bounces? probably collapsed strut, maybe bushings.

desertdog5051 > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 17:50

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Since they use Mac struts on the rear, It is either a broken spring or a failure of the end retaining pieces. You can see the lower and most of the spring from under the car. The upper most part needs to be accessed from inside the car. There is a cover in the back that exposes the upper mount of the strut. YouTube.

Suuuubaru > desertdog5051 03/27/2014 at 21:05

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Thank you that's exactly what I needed. The spring looked fine when I quickly glanced under the car, I'm betting it's going to be one of the retaining pieces

Suuuubaru > Suuuubaru 03/27/2014 at 21:14

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Thank you all for your replies, broken Spring seems to be the likely culprit. Guess I'm somewhat of a noob for not coming up with that, but I wouldn't have thought of it without you guys. So thanks, you're all what makes this the best forum on the internet