how much does it cost?|||This varies. I just bought replacement struts for our %26#039;00 V6 Accord at 95K miles. The car still handles reasonably well, but does not manage the road the way it did when new.
Manufacturers recommend ~ 60K miles as a rule of thumb interval for replacing struts. This will vary depending upon how you drive your car...if you%26#039;re prone to hitting potholes, and drive mostly over substandard roads %26amp; with heavy passenger loads, you might find that you need to change struts sooner. In my case, I baby the car, and they%26#039;ve lasted longer.
One easy test you can perform is to have a couple of people push down hard on one corner of a bumper, then release and observe how the car rebounds. If it%26#039;s not taught, but if it rebounds more than once, odds are your struts need replacing. Also, if the car tends to float %26amp; bob over grade changes such as railroad track crossings, then it%26#039;s a good sign to change the struts.
The problem in sensing when to change struts is that they tend to fail very slowly %26amp; gradually....you%26#039;ll scarcely notice the change season-to-season.|||bounce over the shock absorber until it%26#039;s rocking a lot, then stop. If it settles immediately-they%26#039;re ok. if not.......
