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Jeff, we are talking about struts here, as the subject indicates. Some
here, you by the sheer simplicity of calling it a shock, and Jerry, don't seem to understand the strut is the only thing the steering spindle pivots on. So as to avoid killing this poor guy, I speak. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Jeff Strickland wrote: > > Yet another observation from Captain Beside-the-Point. Can I get a group > "DUH!"? |
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We understand that completely, but is not part of the question.
The tires wear because the struts or the shocks are worn, allowing the tires to bounce in a harmonic pattern that results in cupping along the edges of the tires. I can't ever remember seeing a strut fall apart to the point that the suspension suffered a catastrophic failure of the type you are talking about. The strut has significant structural components to hold it together even if it fails to the point that the tires bounce and wear out unevenly. "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > Jeff, we are talking about struts here, as the subject indicates. Some > here, you by the sheer simplicity of calling it a shock, and Jerry, > don't seem to understand the strut is the only thing the steering > spindle pivots on. So as to avoid killing this poor guy, I speak. > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > Jeff Strickland wrote: > > > > Yet another observation from Captain Beside-the-Point. Can I get a group > > "DUH!"? |
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A couple of pictures to that may educate some in their differences:
http://www.allwheelalignment.com/suspension.htm "L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote: > > Jeff, we are talking about struts here, as the subject indicates. Some > here, you by the sheer simplicity of calling it a shock, and Jerry, > don't seem to understand the strut is the only thing the steering > spindle pivots on. So as to avoid killing this poor guy, I speak. > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ |
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I've seen them fall apart, maybe as part of an incomplete accident
repair, but they hold the wheel on just the same as the Libby's ball joint: http://www.detnews.com/2003/autosins...tos-319372.htm God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Jeff Strickland wrote: > > We understand that completely, but is not part of the question. > > The tires wear because the struts or the shocks are worn, allowing the tires > to bounce in a harmonic pattern that results in cupping along the edges of > the tires. > > I can't ever remember seeing a strut fall apart to the point that the > suspension suffered a catastrophic failure of the type you are talking > about. The strut has significant structural components to hold it together > even if it fails to the point that the tires bounce and wear out unevenly. |
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That is completely and utterly without relevance to the question we are
addressing. "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > A couple of pictures to that may educate some in their differences: > http://www.allwheelalignment.com/suspension.htm > > "L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote: > > > > Jeff, we are talking about struts here, as the subject indicates. Some > > here, you by the sheer simplicity of calling it a shock, and Jerry, > > don't seem to understand the strut is the only thing the steering > > spindle pivots on. So as to avoid killing this poor guy, I speak. > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > > http://www.billhughes.com/ |
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Jeff, you changed the question to about shocks, and this site shows how
the shock and subject: strut are configured. Now can you see the relevance???????? Or shall I try to make it simpler for you. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Jeff Strickland wrote: > > That is completely and utterly without relevance to the question we are > addressing. |
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http://www.monroe.com/tech_support/tec_faq.asp
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Ben wrote: > > I was getting the oil changed in my Saturn at this tire shop and I was told > by the Tech that the struts where shot and they were shredding the tires.. I > have never heard of that before... Can someone help me on that one? I know > it isn't a Jeep question, but I thought that the shredding tire thing was > interesting... > > Ben > 95 YJ 2.5L |
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The topic was about tire wear, NOT shocks or struts.
I explained how shocks or struts can cause tire wear. The differences in shocks and struts is very clear to me, and you postings are without relevance. But thatnks for playing, Captain BesidethePoint. "L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > Jeff, you changed the question to about shocks, and this site shows how > the shock and subject: strut are configured. Now can you see the > relevance???????? Or shall I try to make it simpler for you. > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > Jeff Strickland wrote: >> >> That is completely and utterly without relevance to the question we are >> addressing. |
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Jeff, the topic is "Struts" as in the subject line. To paraphrase, he
asked whether he should believe the advice that they are "shot". Like you he doesn't know what a strut is! I took the liberty of pasting in the original post that you seem incapable or finding: "From: "Ben" > Wed 3:32 PM Subject: OT - Struts I was getting the oil changed in my Saturn at this tire shop and I was told by the Tech that the struts where shot and they were shredding the tires.. I have never heard of that before... Can someone help me on that one? I know it isn't a Jeep question, but I thought that the shredding tire thing was interesting... Ben 95 YJ 2.5L" God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Jeff Strickland wrote: > > The topic was about tire wear, NOT shocks or struts. > > I explained how shocks or struts can cause tire wear. > > The differences in shocks and struts is very clear to me, and you postings > are without relevance. But thatnks for playing, Captain BesidethePoint. |
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Thank you. This is the part I believed you did realize, and keep
blowing off: "The strut also is a major suspension component." God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Jeff Strickland wrote: > > When the struts fail, the affect is identical to the failure of a shock. The > resulting tire wear looks a certain way, and it looks the same way - for all > practical purposes - regardless of whether the car is fitted with shocks or > struts. > > You are talking about the tires falling off the car, I am talking about the > tires bouncing. Bouncing happens with shocks or struts. Falling off never > happens. > > The question was, (paraphrasing here) "Why are my tires worn out and the > struts are to blame?" I answered that question, and included the reference > to shocks because for some strange reason some people grasp the job of a > shock but fail to grasp the idea that a strut does the same thing. The strut > also is a major suspension component, but the quality of a strut that > affects tire wear is the quality that it shares with a shock, and the > suspension component HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. > > Thanks again, Captain Beside the Point. |
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