Right rear suspension locked up..?

[beaudeen]

G'day...my right rear suspension seems to be locked up(frozen)..happened last week on the coldest day of the winter(so far)..car rides like a chuck wagon now..the other 3 corners can be pushed down by hand on the fenders, but the right rear won't budge..just the tire compresses with no bounce in the spring..always thought the struts wore out to a soft position...all stock and probably original..any thoughts would be greatly appreciated...thanx

 

[platoribs]

I've got a 92 that is rather sticky in the back. I would assume when the seal goes... and the fluid leaks out... things are going to stick.

When I'd jack it up, and hit it with the impact, it'd drop!

 

[SHObill]

You must have a lot of ice built up in the spring/strut and/or rear lower control arms! Do not drive like that or you will bend/break something! Gotta be a Canadian thing!

 

[beaudeen]

Well...the weather warmed up today to -4c(28f) and all seems to be back to normal..never thought of ice build-up as we haven't had much snow this year..less than 6 inches..but might be from the wet roads..built up ice and froze solid...will wait for spring to crawl under the beast to investigate...thanks for the comments..!!