i just had the cv axles replaced in my 1990 honda accord ex. now my car bounces like crazy. but it didn't do it before the cv axles were replaced. anyone got any ideas. i hit a bump in the road and it bounces and drops hard.
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it is likely the struts are shot. CV joint replacement should not have affected that. It's just a coincidence.
I hear something like that from my customers sometimes after I worked on theirs.A&P-IA -
Who did you have install the new axles? In order to install them, the lower strut fork needs to be unbolted, which means they "touched the strut." Do you trust whoever you had install them? If they weren't doing that before, and they weren't swapped out with something different, they shouldn't be doing that now. As oyajicool says, it's probably the struts are bad. But, you shouldn't be "dropping hard" either, and that's not the fault of the strut, that's the spring; the strut keeps the spring from oscillating after it's done it's job. Check the struts and springs.Comment
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Hopefully they bolted the struts back up!
But yeah, it's unlikely that anything was damaged, so it's probably just a coincidence. Bouncing means blown struts, more often than not. Jack it up, pull off a wheel, and take a look.
And consider doing work yourself in the future. I swear, whenever a professional works on my car, they mess something up. I may take twice as long, but at least I'm sure to do it right... because I care about what happens to MY car.
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a friend of mine thats a honda mechanic did it for me. but if push comes to shove and it dont get better then i'll take it to the Honda shop. the service manager there is a former customer of mine.Comment
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Things like that don't correct themselves. Cars don't "get better". When something is broken, it must be repaired or replaced.
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has anyone heard anything about gabriel ultra struts. or have any good budget recommendations. i just basic drive no sport driving.Comment
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