1996 Buick Regal Front struts

1996 BUICK REGAL
127,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JROUNDS
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Right front strut has been an ongoing problem in a car that I love. Local mechanics are stumped, say it's a bad design, too much stress on a small part. I've paid for many small fixes...is there anything I can do "permanently" to keep my Buick good for, say, another year? Everything else is good on the car.

Thanks very much,
Jamie
Feb 5, 2010 at 5:16 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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What is it doing? I personally havent had any issues with those once a high quality replacement and top plate is installed
Feb 5, 2010 at 7:38 AM
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It's smacking around in the housing when I go over any kind of bump. You may have hit on the answer, regarding high-quality replacement and top plate...I think the folks I went to were trying to do low-cost fixes.

Can you suggest how much I might expect to pay for a real repair?

Thanks very much for your info

Jamie
Feb 5, 2010 at 8:08 AM
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You ar elooking at around 4 hours of labor, the strut top plates are about 40-50 a piece, the strut prices vary depending on how high you want to go, GM will be a fortune ,but you should be able to get KYB for a couple hundred each
Feb 5, 2010 at 8:20 AM
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This helps me a lot...thanks for the quick info.

Best,
Jamie
Feb 5, 2010 at 9:56 AM
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You are very welcome
Feb 5, 2010 at 10:58 AM
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