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Replace Struts RegularlyYour vehicle’s shocks and struts slowly deteriorate over time, though this wear is normally difficult to detect. To maximize your vehicle’s ride comfort and safety, it is recommended to replace your vehicle’s shocks and struts every 50,000 miles. Worn shocks and struts can also cause additional wear to other vehicle components. Affected components include: Brakes Tie rods Ball joints Tires |
Inspect struts for wearTo inspect your shocks and struts to gauge wear, check for: Leaking oil or wetness along the body of the shock or strut. Broken mounts, worn or missing bushings. Broken, damaged, or missing mounting hardware; severely dented reservoir tube, bent or scratched piston rod. Cupped tire wear. Damaged strut body springs, seats, and bushings; defective strut bearing or missing plate. |
Priming your strutsOccasionally, twin-tube designs are misdiagnosed as defective due to the settling of oil during storage, which causes the shock or strut to seem soft or “dead”. Priming a shock will return all oil/gas content to its intended position & ensure proper operation of the unit. Based on application, not all struts will prime regularly. To prime a shock or a strut, compress and release the piston rod a few times until the full resistance of the shock returns. |
There is directional and steering wheel position instability; you notice worn or loose suspension or steering components
Your brakes pull; there is excessive nose dive while braking
Your vehicle has ‘acceleration squat’
Your vehicle does not return to a neutral position; your steering pulls
There is a strut mount or bearing noise
Your ride is harsh, bumpy or shaky; your vehicle bounces excessively
Your vehicle veers in side winds; your vehicle leans or sways while turning
Your vehicle bounces excessively after hitting a bump; your vehicle bottoms out
Uneven patches of wear on the edges of your tire can be a sign of weak ride control (shocks or struts). This wear, called cupping, appears as scalloped dips around the surface of the tread.
If your vehicle’s height seems lower than normal when measured
If you notice fluid leakage from your vehicle’s shocks or struts; if your vehicle’s shocks or struts have dented or heavily scratched housings or mounts
GM OE parts replace those installed during the production of a GM vehicle and are designed to meet or exceed original-equipment specifications. ACDelco has a portfolio of more than 33,000 GM OE parts that fall into this category.
Q: Is there a difference between a shock and a strut?
A: Yes, though shocks and struts perform a similar function, they vary greatly in their design. Struts are an integral part of a vehicle’s suspension system, providing structural support for the vehicle and, as such, are a safety subsystem. Shocks work separately from any structural function, simply absorbing and damping the bumps from the road.
Q: Do gas charged shocks or struts contain oil?
A: Yes, all shocks and struts use hydraulic fluid (oil) to control damping. A gas charged shock or strut uses high-pressure nitrogen gas to reduce oil foaming during high-speed damping, and therefore maintains performance.
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