Cracked Strut on a FWD Vehicle

What is the possibility of a serious wreck if a FWD vehicle has a cracked strut?

Reply to
Tony1
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What's cracked?

I wouldn't go setting any land speed records, and your handling will be horrible.

Reply to
Hachiroku

The possibility depends on what part of the strut is cracked, how severely it is cracked, and on the speed and attitude of the vehicle, traffic and road conditions, and the skill of the driver if the strut fails catastrophically.

Even if the vehicle is not in a wreck when the strut fails, it is possible that the vehicle will sustain damage to other suspension parts, body, wheel, or tire.

Reply to
Ray O

Are there wrecks that aren't serious?

Reply to
Windsurfer

Brucie, read your posts several times to yourself before you hit the "send" button.

To answer your question: Yes, some wrecks are not serious. In fact, some are amusing.

For example, some months back, early one morning, a pickup truck hit the rear of a Buick Century station wagon on Rt. 3 North somewhere around Plymouth. Stove in the back of the POS wagon pretty good. The wagon's owner walked away whining to the world, though.

Oh, wait ----- that was YOUR wagon.

Reply to
oneup.again

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