bad spring on honda

[wirenet29]

Hi when I am driving 1992 Honda accord I can hear the passenger side spring making noise .The car handles alright but the spring makesa clacking sound.If the spring needs replacing can I use the quick strut by monroe to replace it.Has any one ever use this sensatrac strut and how does it ride compared to the original set up.thanks!

[mpumas]

Clacking sound, when? Going over bumps? Could be a horizonital sway bar clamp broken. Springs don't make clacking noise unless they are broken and then you would know it.

[Rpg0]

I was hearing what you described on the passenger side of my 93 Accord a while back. I had it up in the air and found a bad lower ball joint and the axle boot had a tear in it. I decided to replace both axles, upper A-arms, lower ball joints, stabilizer bar links, outer tie-rod ends and while I was in there I also replaced the struts with the Monroe sensatrac's. When I pulled the struts at 134k mi, they had no gas in them and were flopping in the breeze. I suspect original.

The Sensatrac's seem to be a bit more of a stiffer ride in my opinion.