How to tell if SARC struts are bad?

[timbo]

I have a 96 SHO with 48K on it. It seems to float a lot at speed and does not have much dampening on bumps.

How do you tell if the struts are bad? Can you do it yourself?

Thanks,

Tim

 

[wuzzzer]

I would pull the fuse in the fuse box that's called the Semi-Active Suspension and see if there's a noticeable difference after doing that. You'll notice the steering wheel is a lot harder to turn also.
If there's a noticeable difference (a lot stiffer ride) then your struts should be ok. If it doesn't feel too much different, they are going bad.
Here's the schematic of the fuses:

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[This message has been edited by wuzzzer (edited 01-17-2002).]

[This message has been edited by wuzzzer (edited 01-17-2002).]

 

[timbo]

Originally posted by wuzzzer:
I would pull the fuse in the fuse box that's called the Semi-Active Suspension and see if there's a noticeable difference after doing that. You'll notice the steering wheel is a lot harder to turn also.
If there's a noticeable difference (a lot stiffer ride) then your struts should be ok. If it doesn't feel too much different, they are going bad.
Here's the schematic of the fuses:

 

[SHODWN]

I thnk he was asking how to tell if they were bad, not if the SARC was working. Check for OIl under the dust boot

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