Toyota Camry: 1997 Camry with front strut assembly rattle. Help!!!

Check the swaybar bushings.

"desertrat52" <com> wrote in message
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frontend. I have read alot about other owners of the same vehicle having
the same problems. My 97' Camry only has 28,000 miles so the struts should
not be worn out. I have replaced all four struts and the strut plates, but
it still rattles. No one I have talked to has an answer for me. I've even
been told that I was just going to have to live with it. Does anyone out
there know of a fix for the rattle or am I going to have to live with it?
Help!!! 

by Strut plates I assume that means
strut towers? I just had my 97 done
and it rattled from day one new.
They got real bad at 170,000 so
I figured the struts had to go too.
Sounds like maybe the rattle is from
somewhere else. Have you checked
the upper motor mount?

Sorry guys. The rattle only happens when we hit a dip or other situation that makes the wheels go down. It dosn't rattle when we hit a hump or other raised area. Thanx.

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 05:55:34 -0600, "desertrat52"
<com> wrote:
 

Turn your radio on .... real loud....

I have the same problem with my '98 (95k miles). My mechanic told me
it's the strut mounts and/or struts. He also told me that he's changed
struts and mounts in several other Camrys only to have the noise return
after a short time. I asked him if there was any danger in just leaving
everything alone and he said no. That was about a year ago. The car
rides great and the steering is exceptional so I've learned to simply
ignore the noises..... I also like loud music, so I turn up the CD
player real loud, which helps. :-)

NRJ

>I have the same problem with my '98 (95k miles). My mechanic told me 

Thats because the latest strut tower replacement did not come out
until mid 2000 or so. I had mine done(strut tower only) in 1999 and
it did not fix it permanently....New strut tower and new shocks
just feel amazing now. Since they go bad over a long time I did not
notice my ride quality suffering. Then put the new ones in and wow!
Felt better than new....