Okay so after driving to work today my rear was banging hard like it bottom out. So i got to work and looked in the back and noticed this on both sides:



The previous owner said he had replaced all the struts but looks like he missed something. Im i right is there something missing ?

 

I remember I did this when I put my 1st set of struts on ever. I just don't remember what I did wrong. I wanna say there is a washer that sits on the bottom side of the strut housing that does not allow the rubber to pop out like that. Try and find a diagram for a strut assembly and see if any parts are missing.


EDIT* I think I know what’s wrong. That gold-ish metal piece (the cyl lookin piece) that is under the rubber should be on the underside holding the bigger piece of rubber from letting it pop out like that. But I still wanna say there is a washer that hold it in place

 

What kind of car? There's parts drawing on the net, but you'll have to know what year/model/etc.

 

its for a 96 accord 25th an.

I even looked on my Alldata Cd and shows nothing

 

is it missing a bigger rubber piece under the strut mount?

 

Replacing Honda Front Struts - YouTube


Ok I was right there is a washer that stops the rubber from coming through the top. At 3:09 you can see what I mean. They guy prob installed them wrong and didn’t put the washer on the bottom

 

What u mean the bumper it has it.

But i went to a local auto store n i seen this

 

yes that washer goes on the bottom. You will see on the rod that comes out of the strut gets bigger as it goes toward the bottom. That washer will stop the rubber from shooting out the top like what happen to you.
Watch that vid you will see what I mean.

 

but thats front not the rear

 

it dosent matter they are put to geather the same.