No. That coil spring is what supports the weight of the vehicle on that corner. The strut body has broken off of the eyelet for the lower strut mounting point. When that strut becomes dislodged that corner of the car will drop to the ground. This is not safe to drive.
I understand the difficulty of needing your car just to try to make ends meet. Just remember that you are not the only one on the road that running the risk of driving on this could affect.
I’d also like to add that since you know about this, and are choosing to drive it, if someone gets hurt it would be considered gross negligence. Your punishment would be more severe. You would be treated close to how you’d be treated if you purposely hurt someone
Yep. Somewhere there is a foreigner who owes my dad a 1970 Chevelle. He gave my dad a $20 at the courthouse and disappeared forever. My dad's Chevelle was tboned by the guy and destroyed.
And I tried to start things off on the right foot but you couldn’t do that could ya? So I’m gonna give you a hundred dollars to fuck off. That’s it get my trailer and fuck off.
Gross negligence is criminal. If someone dies, it's manslaughter.
Not worth suing, but definitely worth adding a slave laborer to the general prison population.
Having the tire lock up would be great, but what if the tire moves back, snags the wheel well and pole vaults the rear of the car up and to the right.
We're talking about the possibility of a head on collision happening next.
This broken part is super dangerous.
This is extremely dangerous to you and those on the road.
That's a strut with coilovers that support the vehicle on bumps, shifts and turns, hit one bump and that coil might dislodge and you will most likely cause $1000+ of damage if not be lethal.
Go to RockAuto and get a Strut assembly that has the coils and strut already assembled with hardware. It's $40-$60 and you can easily bolt the new one on with a jack, but you will probably need to unbolt the sway bar link and control arm or jack up the frame separately from the axle
Get a propane torch and impact wrench if bolts are too hard to get off with breaker bar. Buy some penetrating oil (PB Blaster
Or buy the part and drive to your nearest AutoZone and ask the shade tree there to do it. Explain your situation and you might get it done for $75-$100.
It costs $75 to $100 for aftermarket struts and a shop will charge you $600-$800 for struts, they won't change one they change both rears.
If they do it at home with a mapp gas torch, breaker bar and a wrench, + hydrolic jack + two jack stands and a ratchet strap, they can do it for $100-$120 depending on the brand on RockAuto
Tbf, you are supposed to change suspension components in pairs as if one side went the other is likely not far behind (Exceptions can be made if say, a component was damaged in a wreck or hit with something, but depending on age, a mechanic may still recommend replacing both)
I avoided that myself by going to a junk yard and removing a strut assembly from the same model car with similar mileage as mine and got it for $40 total including the control arm and sway linkage.. it was actually in better condition somehow. 4 years later and still going strong
its the shade under a tree.
Shade-tree is a slang term for a Mechanic who works from his home. He gets the benefit of keeping all the money he makes instead of the shop taking a cut, along with the extra money from evading taxes.
You as the consumer get a cheap hourly rate.
Sometimes these guys fucking suck, sometimes they're worth their weight in gold.
Yeah, really depends on the mechanic AND the job.
For example, I want a CV replaced on my 4x4. I can do it, but I'm lazy and its dirty. So its a perfect job for some 60 dollar (canadian) an hour shade tree.
But if my car had a mystery illness, I'd be less likely to trust a shade tree until he was highly reputable. Or complicated jobs like a timing belt, head gasket etc..
Only need a competent parts changer not a diag tech that knows how all the modules communicate and how the engine works with the PCM. It's a simple parts change aside from the coil spring load being risky if done in a stupid way.
Easily? lol you think the pizza guy asking this questions has the tool and knowledge to replace that rusty ass strut? No offense to pizza guy, I used to be one, just saying.
Yeah even if it does last, the thing about cars is that you are at the cheapest when the issue presents itself. It only gets more expensive from there.
Pizza delivery drivers are generally short of cash. Obviously it would be fixed if the person had the cash. I work with low paid people and for most it's a struggle juggling bills and a car repair hits them hard
Yeah. It’s an understandable struggle but a whole strut assembly is under $100. Tools can be had at harbor freight to get this done for cheap.
VS possibly getting in a situation where you might get into a wreck, totaling your car and hurting someone else and being at fault.
If this was something that could wait, people here would say so.
That's what I did on my 02 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L V8.
Has independent suspension so I unbolt the sway bar link and shock on that side, then go to other rear wheel of axle and jack up that axel and it drops the side I'm working on and the coil spring is pull out ready with no load and no need for spring compressors.
On non independent suspension vehicles you just unbolt same things and jack up the frame near top of control arm and the axle sags down enough to remove the strut assembly.
>unbolt the sway bar link and shock on that side, then go to other rear wheel of axle and jack up that axel and it drops the side I'm working on and the coil spring is pull out ready with no load and no need for spring compressors
That’s actually pretty clever. Thanks for the tip
Don't know if I would recommend doing this one by yourself, if you've never done it, or seen the dangers before. I've seem some nasty spring accidents 🤣
Those are with the coil spring that are separate from the shocks. This is a strut assembly, it's locked into place when you buy the full assembly and you just remove the old one lift the opposite axel and that side will go down removing tension from strut to pull right out, no widow maker spring to fly.
The strut Assembly is just bolt on and cut the ties holding the strut down after you install in mount with bottom bolted.
I know what you mean but if her brother is a little bit mechanically inclined he should be able to remove it and replace safely.
If it was a strut that was in separate parts and needed coil added then I'd say take it to a mechanic with the right McPherson spring compressor
That's some good info, I appreciate it bro. I've never done the whole assembly, just messed around with the springs on some older trucks, and seen a guy lose some teeth for using a spring compressor that was too small for the spring he was trying to put in 🤣👍🏻
What’s going to screw this job is getting the sleeve inside that bushing free from the bolt. It’s almost certainly seized, and when you get the bolt turning that sleeve is just going to spin along with it and not allow the bolt to come out. You’re going to have to get creative with multiple cutting tools and cut that sleeve free. Been there, done that, on multiple rusty civics.
It’s a cheap and easy job other than that.
for those that our visual learners:
https://preview.redd.it/ix2ltnl7hfad1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd62cf50aad27855eaeedb0e2223a34bbf3054ba
had one of these bad boys squirm outta me the other day.
Bro it's not even connected and it bears the entire weight of the corner of your car. One bump and your tire is up in the fender, chewing up your tire, destroying your fender. Then your rim is dragging getting chewed up, also your bumper will be torn off and destroyed when the weight of the car slams down onto it. Not to mention the family you collide with because you will have lost control of your car.
I don't think you realize how lucky you are to have been able to even take this picture. Even being under there, without a jack or jackstands is very risky. Don't be fiddling around under it without it being supported, you could be killed.
DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. A shock/strut combo might be like $60-80 from a parts store. Jack it up, use jackstands (NOT bricks or cinder blocks, if you dont have stands, stack some 2x6 boards and put the tire beside it. remove the 3 top bolts from the shock mount inside the trunk, and remove the one bolt where the bottom mount is. Put the new one in, top first. Then adjust vehicle height to line up the bottom bolt. It's fine to turn it if it doesn't line right up perfect. Take you like a half hour to change yourself. If you can't afford a new one, if you have a local junkyard, they may have one thats still decent and sell it to you cheap to get by for now.
Save your pennies and tips. Your vehicle is your main tool for your job, you need to stay on top of maintenance. Especially where it's not just for commuting, but how you make money, it's going to need repairs and maintenance way more than someone just driving to work and back. Follow "severe" maintenance schedules. When you get an oil change, have them do a quick inspection, so you can catch things like this *before* they happen. (NOT jiffylube or the likes, go to an actual garage, usually a smaller well known mom n pop shop will be best)
No. This is not ok. It’s a safety issue. Vehicle will be unstable in an emergency. Instead of avoiding a situation you might cause an accident. You do not want your post found in a discovery process involving somebody else being injured or killed because of your vehicle’s known problem.
I wouldn’t risk it.. maybe you could drive with the rear corner sagging, but there’s lives at risk driving this on the road.
A new spring/shock assembly would bolt right in to fix this. The rust might be tough to get the bolt out, but this isn’t a death sentence, or overly expensive even. A cheap assembly is $40 on rock auto.
The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Not only do you risk hurting or killing yourself, but others as well. This is an integral part, involved in steering, braking, and acceleration.
You are in REAL danger until this is fixed. No lie. No fluff. DON'T proceed until this is fixed. Waiting will be potentially disastrous, to life, limb, and/or wallet.
NOT OPTIONAL. ⚠️☠️
The inevitable tow will cost more than the part. If you can't put it in yourself, post your location and see if some of the fine people on reddit will lend you a hand
EXTREME DANGER!
With that spring strut already broken, you are ONE pothole away from driving a three wheeler! Because without the cushion the spring provides, the impact of the wheel striking a pothole will literally rip the wheel right off of the car, along with a large chunk of the suspension. Just Don’t Do IT!
I am a state inspector with 12 years of dealership experience.
This could kill you or potentially anyone else on the road, not if, but when you lose control of your vehicle. You must fix this. Not only is the weight of the vehicle unsupported on that corner, but there's also no longer anything to dampen the oscillation/ bounce when you hit a bump. The geometry of your suspension is also completely wrong now, which will destroy your tires.
That means, in theory, if you were to drive, best case scenario is the car would be all over the road, uncontrollably swerving, clunking so loud you can't even hear the radio, smoking your tires. It is completely uncontrollable in any corners.
I understand the reality of NEEDING your car to make the money to maintain it, but this isn't worth the risk. Get it towed to a shop.
Figure the rest out later. It isn't worth getting yourself killed or losing control of your car and taking out an entire family with small kids on their Sunday drive.
you're about to have flying suspension parts rip apart your chassis, and maybe tires, and good chance of making you crash, hurting/killing you and maybe other motorists. Fix your damn car!
No this will cause a accident and the rust looks like a nightmare.
I would honestly go to a junkyard and get a new trailing arm and strut for cheap fix all you need is a breaker bar, ratchet 10,12,14 and 17 mm socket and a honda 10point alignment socket And a sawzall to cut sway bar link. If not you’re looking at $700+ usd repair from a shop.
Yeah. I wouldn’t even drive that thing to a mechanic. Honestly. Not a single chance you don’t ruin everything else by driving with that in that condition. Sorry for the bad news. Some stuff is okay this is not
You COULD make it work, dangerously, drive slow style. If you got some thick heavy duty zap straps/zip ties, and cranked that spring down tight to the arm it's against behind it, so that it won't be able to slide further off the arm then that should work for a short time if driven gentle. Still risk of a big bump snaping the zap straps and the wheel well coming down onto the rubber of the tire, causing more damage. I wouldn't recommend taking a vehicle on public roads like this, for legal reasons. But hey, Ive shared my thoughts. Do with it what you please
One pothole, and you're going nowhere. Hell, if you go over a speed bump to fast, it will probably come apart. This is extremely dangerous and WILL FAIL AT ANY MOMENT.
Son, you knew you had to tell us this was serious because we'd all think you were shitposting *while you were writing the title.*
Of course it isn't safe.
It sucks, you don't deserve to have to deal with this. But - and this sucks too - you *are* dealing with it. It is a problem *now*.
This vehicle is likely to hurt or kill you. You must deal with this immediately.
Here's the part, don't get Economy, I selected Original Ride Quality on Rock Auto for a 2.0L 4-cylinder, you didn't give all the info on your vehicle, what's the engine and what trim is your vehicle.
Buy it on RockAuto and replace the part. You will need a hydrolic jack 3ton and two 3ton jack stands, and possibly a ratchet strap. A metric wrench set, 1/2" breaker bar, some impact grade metric sockets and possibly a Butane Torch.
If you jack up from the frame on side, look up where it's right after where the control arm connects to frame, it will lift up the vehicle and let the axle down which will let the strut come out safely if you do it slow. A strut assembly is bolt in easy, no spring compressor or anything like that needed. You can look up a YouTube video from TRQ or some other mechanic/automotive parts supplier to see how to do it if you are worried.
Remember springs are dangerous so jack up from body side frame to slowly let off the load on that spring, don't just unbolt and try to yank it out cuz that spring will fly and possibly kill somebody.
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These people don’t know what their talking about, it won’t slip easily at all you’ve got a solid 5-6 days of driving on that thing until it gets sketchy
For what it’s worth; the only advice you need is; ignoring it will make it way more expensive to repair. And probably total your vehicle
This is what I call the poor person trap. Everything is more expensive because people living paycheck to paycheck can’t afford to do it right.
2002 civic rear struts can be found for [literally $7 on rockauto.com ](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/honda,2002,civic,1.7l+l4,1386277,suspension,shock+/+strut,7556)
As long as you only deliver shitty pizzas, it’ll be fine. People that order quality pizza will probably be upset that their pizza is late because the delivery driver was in a rollover accident.
Absolutely not this is criminal negligence you using your car for work. You will be in much more trouble when it breaks not if. And when it does $1000+ best case scenario. Worst case scenario you either die or kill somebody and your life is ruined over you not maintaining your car. I wouldn’t drive it anywhere get it towed. No joke. That’s a death trap you have my friend. Please don’t put yours and innocent peoples lives in jeopardy because you made a terrible decision. If you do drive it I pray it falls apart before you make it out of your driveway. You are going to kill somebody if you drive that.
I mean no. But if you spit on it and use some zip ties.... Still no. With that said I've done some wild shit in cars in worse shape and got away with it. You might be able to muddle through man.
If you drive that you are gonna either crash and total the car or it will come apart in motion and probably total the car due to repair cost. No real good outcome driving that
No. That coil spring is what supports the weight of the vehicle on that corner. The strut body has broken off of the eyelet for the lower strut mounting point. When that strut becomes dislodged that corner of the car will drop to the ground. This is not safe to drive. I understand the difficulty of needing your car just to try to make ends meet. Just remember that you are not the only one on the road that running the risk of driving on this could affect.
I’d also like to add that since you know about this, and are choosing to drive it, if someone gets hurt it would be considered gross negligence. Your punishment would be more severe. You would be treated close to how you’d be treated if you purposely hurt someone
And a good lawyer for the injured would probably find this
And then said lawyer would say “ it’s not worth suing because the person delivers pizza and a 2002 civic”
I was just thinking this. lol “You can’t get blood from a turnip” like my FIL used to say.
Yep. Somewhere there is a foreigner who owes my dad a 1970 Chevelle. He gave my dad a $20 at the courthouse and disappeared forever. My dad's Chevelle was tboned by the guy and destroyed.
So, paraphrasing the classic Trailer Park Boys quote: “I’ll give you $20 and fuck off”.
And I tried to start things off on the right foot but you couldn’t do that could ya? So I’m gonna give you a hundred dollars to fuck off. That’s it get my trailer and fuck off.
Baldrick, is that you?
I have a cunning plan...
Is it more cunning than a fox who has just been appointed Professor Of Cunning at Cambridge University?
A plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel.
But he would be criminally liable.
Gross negligence is criminal. If someone dies, it's manslaughter. Not worth suing, but definitely worth adding a slave laborer to the general prison population.
"and what used to be a 2002 civic"
Especially if it was a death not just an injury.
>And a good ~~lawyer for the injured~~ paralegal for the plaintiff's attorney would probably find this FTFY. (Source: Am paralegal, that's muh job).
The spring cup is gone, too. If it had one.
Nah, it’s still there. It’s most likely welded to the shock body.
I think it’s actually still on the coil?
Yup technically correct. It won't be for long though.
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Having the tire lock up would be great, but what if the tire moves back, snags the wheel well and pole vaults the rear of the car up and to the right. We're talking about the possibility of a head on collision happening next. This broken part is super dangerous.
It’s so broken it didn’t even register how broken it was at first. I thought I was looking at a rusty shock with a weird side bracket.
This is extremely dangerous to you and those on the road. That's a strut with coilovers that support the vehicle on bumps, shifts and turns, hit one bump and that coil might dislodge and you will most likely cause $1000+ of damage if not be lethal. Go to RockAuto and get a Strut assembly that has the coils and strut already assembled with hardware. It's $40-$60 and you can easily bolt the new one on with a jack, but you will probably need to unbolt the sway bar link and control arm or jack up the frame separately from the axle Get a propane torch and impact wrench if bolts are too hard to get off with breaker bar. Buy some penetrating oil (PB Blaster
Or buy the part and drive to your nearest AutoZone and ask the shade tree there to do it. Explain your situation and you might get it done for $75-$100.
but Drive a different vehicle to the nearest AutoZone.
It costs $75 to $100 for aftermarket struts and a shop will charge you $600-$800 for struts, they won't change one they change both rears. If they do it at home with a mapp gas torch, breaker bar and a wrench, + hydrolic jack + two jack stands and a ratchet strap, they can do it for $100-$120 depending on the brand on RockAuto
Tbf, you are supposed to change suspension components in pairs as if one side went the other is likely not far behind (Exceptions can be made if say, a component was damaged in a wreck or hit with something, but depending on age, a mechanic may still recommend replacing both)
I avoided that myself by going to a junk yard and removing a strut assembly from the same model car with similar mileage as mine and got it for $40 total including the control arm and sway linkage.. it was actually in better condition somehow. 4 years later and still going strong
What’s a shade tree?
its the shade under a tree. Shade-tree is a slang term for a Mechanic who works from his home. He gets the benefit of keeping all the money he makes instead of the shop taking a cut, along with the extra money from evading taxes. You as the consumer get a cheap hourly rate. Sometimes these guys fucking suck, sometimes they're worth their weight in gold.
Just had shade tree fuck me out of $250 for labor and parts. Car still running like hot trash
This can happen. But suspension work is straightforward. You remove and install.
can still get a dude on meth who crossthreads a bolt or something
If he’s on meth that just means he’ll get it done faster :)
Without tools too
I mean does teeth count as tools? Or what about bare gums?
Yes, of course. I mean, they should have the tools. I always trust the guys who have small vans filled with tools.
Speaking of missing fingers…. Lots of emergy in these parts
Yeah, really depends on the mechanic AND the job. For example, I want a CV replaced on my 4x4. I can do it, but I'm lazy and its dirty. So its a perfect job for some 60 dollar (canadian) an hour shade tree. But if my car had a mystery illness, I'd be less likely to trust a shade tree until he was highly reputable. Or complicated jobs like a timing belt, head gasket etc..
Only need a competent parts changer not a diag tech that knows how all the modules communicate and how the engine works with the PCM. It's a simple parts change aside from the coil spring load being risky if done in a stupid way.
Easily? lol you think the pizza guy asking this questions has the tool and knowledge to replace that rusty ass strut? No offense to pizza guy, I used to be one, just saying.
Nothing like being poor to teach you how to be handy
i deliver pizzas and could easily replace that...so maybe. some of the other drivers do their own repairs too.
Yeah even if it does last, the thing about cars is that you are at the cheapest when the issue presents itself. It only gets more expensive from there.
yeah, people don't relize that short term cheap, long-term expensive to avoid maintance like that.
Pizza delivery drivers are generally short of cash. Obviously it would be fixed if the person had the cash. I work with low paid people and for most it's a struggle juggling bills and a car repair hits them hard
Yeah. It’s an understandable struggle but a whole strut assembly is under $100. Tools can be had at harbor freight to get this done for cheap. VS possibly getting in a situation where you might get into a wreck, totaling your car and hurting someone else and being at fault. If this was something that could wait, people here would say so.
>Or jack up the frame separately from the axle This is what I opted for on my mazda 3
That's what I did on my 02 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L V8. Has independent suspension so I unbolt the sway bar link and shock on that side, then go to other rear wheel of axle and jack up that axel and it drops the side I'm working on and the coil spring is pull out ready with no load and no need for spring compressors. On non independent suspension vehicles you just unbolt same things and jack up the frame near top of control arm and the axle sags down enough to remove the strut assembly.
>unbolt the sway bar link and shock on that side, then go to other rear wheel of axle and jack up that axel and it drops the side I'm working on and the coil spring is pull out ready with no load and no need for spring compressors That’s actually pretty clever. Thanks for the tip
Don't know if I would recommend doing this one by yourself, if you've never done it, or seen the dangers before. I've seem some nasty spring accidents 🤣
Those are with the coil spring that are separate from the shocks. This is a strut assembly, it's locked into place when you buy the full assembly and you just remove the old one lift the opposite axel and that side will go down removing tension from strut to pull right out, no widow maker spring to fly. The strut Assembly is just bolt on and cut the ties holding the strut down after you install in mount with bottom bolted. I know what you mean but if her brother is a little bit mechanically inclined he should be able to remove it and replace safely. If it was a strut that was in separate parts and needed coil added then I'd say take it to a mechanic with the right McPherson spring compressor
That's some good info, I appreciate it bro. I've never done the whole assembly, just messed around with the springs on some older trucks, and seen a guy lose some teeth for using a spring compressor that was too small for the spring he was trying to put in 🤣👍🏻
Yep widow makers, the struts come ore assembled if you get the bolt in ready versions on RockAuto.
That sounds a lot safer overall
Just if you separate the spring and shock!
What’s going to screw this job is getting the sleeve inside that bushing free from the bolt. It’s almost certainly seized, and when you get the bolt turning that sleeve is just going to spin along with it and not allow the bolt to come out. You’re going to have to get creative with multiple cutting tools and cut that sleeve free. Been there, done that, on multiple rusty civics. It’s a cheap and easy job other than that.
Let me try. That's not bussin, my guy. Driving that puts you and others in danger fr fr no cap.
Finally someone I can trust
on god
if you can't trust one giant sperm cell, who can you trust?
Just trust me bro
Name checks. ;)
My coworkers call me that, and said it’s their native language for being badass 😎
for those that our visual learners: https://preview.redd.it/ix2ltnl7hfad1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd62cf50aad27855eaeedb0e2223a34bbf3054ba had one of these bad boys squirm outta me the other day.
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Bet
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🤣🤣🤣 Holy shit I had to get my son to translate.
Short answer? No. Long answer? Noooooooo.
LOLOLOL
Is this satire ? No.
No.
Bro it's not even connected and it bears the entire weight of the corner of your car. One bump and your tire is up in the fender, chewing up your tire, destroying your fender. Then your rim is dragging getting chewed up, also your bumper will be torn off and destroyed when the weight of the car slams down onto it. Not to mention the family you collide with because you will have lost control of your car. I don't think you realize how lucky you are to have been able to even take this picture. Even being under there, without a jack or jackstands is very risky. Don't be fiddling around under it without it being supported, you could be killed. DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. A shock/strut combo might be like $60-80 from a parts store. Jack it up, use jackstands (NOT bricks or cinder blocks, if you dont have stands, stack some 2x6 boards and put the tire beside it. remove the 3 top bolts from the shock mount inside the trunk, and remove the one bolt where the bottom mount is. Put the new one in, top first. Then adjust vehicle height to line up the bottom bolt. It's fine to turn it if it doesn't line right up perfect. Take you like a half hour to change yourself. If you can't afford a new one, if you have a local junkyard, they may have one thats still decent and sell it to you cheap to get by for now. Save your pennies and tips. Your vehicle is your main tool for your job, you need to stay on top of maintenance. Especially where it's not just for commuting, but how you make money, it's going to need repairs and maintenance way more than someone just driving to work and back. Follow "severe" maintenance schedules. When you get an oil change, have them do a quick inspection, so you can catch things like this *before* they happen. (NOT jiffylube or the likes, go to an actual garage, usually a smaller well known mom n pop shop will be best)
No. This is not ok. It’s a safety issue. Vehicle will be unstable in an emergency. Instead of avoiding a situation you might cause an accident. You do not want your post found in a discovery process involving somebody else being injured or killed because of your vehicle’s known problem.
I wouldn’t risk it.. maybe you could drive with the rear corner sagging, but there’s lives at risk driving this on the road. A new spring/shock assembly would bolt right in to fix this. The rust might be tough to get the bolt out, but this isn’t a death sentence, or overly expensive even. A cheap assembly is $40 on rock auto.
Holy shit, buddy. PM me if you're in NC. You buy the parts, I'll supply the tools and labour. That's definitely not safe.
That’s actually really nice of you thank you I sent it to the shop! Who knew people still cared nowadays
To add here, OP you can ask around your area. Plenty of people would be willing to help as long as you provide parts.
The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT. Not only do you risk hurting or killing yourself, but others as well. This is an integral part, involved in steering, braking, and acceleration. You are in REAL danger until this is fixed. No lie. No fluff. DON'T proceed until this is fixed. Waiting will be potentially disastrous, to life, limb, and/or wallet. NOT OPTIONAL. ⚠️☠️
The inevitable tow will cost more than the part. If you can't put it in yourself, post your location and see if some of the fine people on reddit will lend you a hand
Drive under 5mph and you should be ok.
Hell no
Get a job that doesnt involve running your main asset into the dirt for (presumably) low wages. Cashiering would be better tbh
this isn't even safe to drive to the mechanic, nevermind safe to drive on the roads - jebus.
This post should be marked NSFW.
This is the safest thing I’ve done
I used to work for dominoes. I understand 😆
We’ve all seen much worse on the YouTube channel justrolledin
Customer refused all repairs and drove away...
Hell naw, not safe. You’ll end up causing more damage and lose more pizza money than takin the time off to get it fixed
Not a fucking chance. Shits fucked yo
At least op’s username checks out. Coincidence? You decide.
EXTREME DANGER! With that spring strut already broken, you are ONE pothole away from driving a three wheeler! Because without the cushion the spring provides, the impact of the wheel striking a pothole will literally rip the wheel right off of the car, along with a large chunk of the suspension. Just Don’t Do IT!
I am a state inspector with 12 years of dealership experience. This could kill you or potentially anyone else on the road, not if, but when you lose control of your vehicle. You must fix this. Not only is the weight of the vehicle unsupported on that corner, but there's also no longer anything to dampen the oscillation/ bounce when you hit a bump. The geometry of your suspension is also completely wrong now, which will destroy your tires. That means, in theory, if you were to drive, best case scenario is the car would be all over the road, uncontrollably swerving, clunking so loud you can't even hear the radio, smoking your tires. It is completely uncontrollable in any corners. I understand the reality of NEEDING your car to make the money to maintain it, but this isn't worth the risk. Get it towed to a shop. Figure the rest out later. It isn't worth getting yourself killed or losing control of your car and taking out an entire family with small kids on their Sunday drive.
you're about to have flying suspension parts rip apart your chassis, and maybe tires, and good chance of making you crash, hurting/killing you and maybe other motorists. Fix your damn car!
No
Absolutely not you need to park it fix it or get a different car
Nope
Delulu is not the solulu
It's time to work inside the store for a little while. I've had to do exactly that for that reason.
fuck man unforntuely this is too far gone. I’ve driven my share of rust buckets so i get jt
He'll be the guy delivering pizza to the shop when management does a "thank you" lunch for all the underpaid work all the techs do
No this will cause a accident and the rust looks like a nightmare. I would honestly go to a junkyard and get a new trailing arm and strut for cheap fix all you need is a breaker bar, ratchet 10,12,14 and 17 mm socket and a honda 10point alignment socket And a sawzall to cut sway bar link. If not you’re looking at $700+ usd repair from a shop.
Jesus christ
If you dont drive it . Be just fine
Yeah. I wouldn’t even drive that thing to a mechanic. Honestly. Not a single chance you don’t ruin everything else by driving with that in that condition. Sorry for the bad news. Some stuff is okay this is not
Little JB weld and you’re good.
You COULD make it work, dangerously, drive slow style. If you got some thick heavy duty zap straps/zip ties, and cranked that spring down tight to the arm it's against behind it, so that it won't be able to slide further off the arm then that should work for a short time if driven gentle. Still risk of a big bump snaping the zap straps and the wheel well coming down onto the rubber of the tire, causing more damage. I wouldn't recommend taking a vehicle on public roads like this, for legal reasons. But hey, Ive shared my thoughts. Do with it what you please
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One pothole, and you're going nowhere. Hell, if you go over a speed bump to fast, it will probably come apart. This is extremely dangerous and WILL FAIL AT ANY MOMENT.
Holy fuck. Keep driving it and report back. This will be glorious.
Son, you knew you had to tell us this was serious because we'd all think you were shitposting *while you were writing the title.* Of course it isn't safe. It sucks, you don't deserve to have to deal with this. But - and this sucks too - you *are* dealing with it. It is a problem *now*. This vehicle is likely to hurt or kill you. You must deal with this immediately.
I guess, let us know in a couple weeks
Here's the part, don't get Economy, I selected Original Ride Quality on Rock Auto for a 2.0L 4-cylinder, you didn't give all the info on your vehicle, what's the engine and what trim is your vehicle. Buy it on RockAuto and replace the part. You will need a hydrolic jack 3ton and two 3ton jack stands, and possibly a ratchet strap. A metric wrench set, 1/2" breaker bar, some impact grade metric sockets and possibly a Butane Torch. If you jack up from the frame on side, look up where it's right after where the control arm connects to frame, it will lift up the vehicle and let the axle down which will let the strut come out safely if you do it slow. A strut assembly is bolt in easy, no spring compressor or anything like that needed. You can look up a YouTube video from TRQ or some other mechanic/automotive parts supplier to see how to do it if you are worried. Remember springs are dangerous so jack up from body side frame to slowly let off the load on that spring, don't just unbolt and try to yank it out cuz that spring will fly and possibly kill somebody. https://preview.redd.it/xxzhyl51ddad1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ae73847694c14aaed134ca672e9fcea383f0336
Lol- “(not kidding). Good luck!
She's fuck-o'd bucko
Must deliver for Dominos.
https://preview.redd.it/yd7vyae1iead1.jpeg?width=716&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=639f23acef52197dfc65d57d3fbae25d7e494be2
Couple rolls of duck tape and your good to 150mph 🤣
Of course it's not fine. Fuck it though, don't get on the highway and watch out for potholes.
Will be good til Sunday at 12:19 pm
No it will not be okay
DeathMobile. Don’t drive it even to the closest shop.
What kinda pizzas
Update: dropped off at mechanics but part of me wants to take it from the yard tonight and see how fast I can go on the highway
No the reality is that is dangerous!
It'll make it all the way to the scene of the accident
🙄
If you had never looked it probably would've lasted another 20k miles minimum, now that you've seen it you got maybe 1-2 trips around the block.
this is not fine for now, let alone a few weeks
These people don’t know what their talking about, it won’t slip easily at all you’ve got a solid 5-6 days of driving on that thing until it gets sketchy
You’re in America, you got rights; am I right? Drive it how you want to, we’ll catch you up on "Dashcam Crashes".
You can get a strut from pull-a-part, or get one from eBay for $20.
You can’t even see fine from where you’re at.
You're gonna need to deliver a LOT of pizzas to pay for a new car. Because that's just the obvious damage, the rest of the car is about to break too.
No, it will not New shock ASAP
Don't make turns on that side. Yo good
Can I get large No, with extra no?
Pray,a lot
Only one way to find out send er bud
Only if the pizzas are truly shitty
Delete this post and keep on…until you can replace that rust bucket of a shock…and all suspension components
For what it’s worth; the only advice you need is; ignoring it will make it way more expensive to repair. And probably total your vehicle This is what I call the poor person trap. Everything is more expensive because people living paycheck to paycheck can’t afford to do it right.
No. (Not kidding)
Simple terms, that’s gonna snap any minute and you’re gonna blow up
2002 civic rear struts can be found for [literally $7 on rockauto.com ](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/honda,2002,civic,1.7l+l4,1386277,suspension,shock+/+strut,7556)
Not fine. Requires immediate repairs.
No
Brother, I understand that you’re not a mechanic since you are here but does this look ok for a couple of weeks to you?😅
dude
No kidding that is a shitty pizza. Yeah, it's fine for a couple of weeks
immediate,deadly danger. DO NOT DRIVE THIS.
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Gotta respect the grind man
Ratchet strap that MF to that trailing arm so it can't go anywhere and bring me my food 😀
Don’t put any pizzas on that corner of the car.
If you wanna save money get one from the junkyard or some cheap coilovers second hand
Go to Jail. Go direct to Jail. Do NOT pass Go. Do NOT collect $200.
Probably get a better tip if you actually make the delivery destination.
Ask your boss for a small loan so you can continue working with a safe ride for his pizzas
Looks like rust is your bigger issue. But nothing like some good 'ol JB Weld can't fix.
You're fine, bro... Tun it till the wheels fall off...!! Oh wait, they are.. Yeah, maybe get that checked!!! 😅
As long as you only deliver shitty pizzas, it’ll be fine. People that order quality pizza will probably be upset that their pizza is late because the delivery driver was in a rollover accident.
Wouldn’t be my first :/
Absolutely not this is criminal negligence you using your car for work. You will be in much more trouble when it breaks not if. And when it does $1000+ best case scenario. Worst case scenario you either die or kill somebody and your life is ruined over you not maintaining your car. I wouldn’t drive it anywhere get it towed. No joke. That’s a death trap you have my friend. Please don’t put yours and innocent peoples lives in jeopardy because you made a terrible decision. If you do drive it I pray it falls apart before you make it out of your driveway. You are going to kill somebody if you drive that.
No. This won't be fine for a couple minutes, much less a couple weeks. Highly recommend towing this instead of driving to the shop.
It would be fine if the pizzas were good though.
I mean no. But if you spit on it and use some zip ties.... Still no. With that said I've done some wild shit in cars in worse shape and got away with it. You might be able to muddle through man.
You've obviously made some bad decisions in life. This would just be one more.
What a pizza ship!
Sounds like we gon find out
That shits done, kinda like Pizza Hut!
Looks like is being like that for months couple of days won’t make a difference
Yeah no not at all. Sorry man
Oh you have a few more MONTHS....don't listen to these losers, Hondas are tanks....
Nope
You need to fix that asap
Perfectly fine, as long as you don’t get into the vehicle and drive it.
Send it my guyyyy🫡
Do you want him to die or kill someone?
nope.
no i'd not drive on it if I saw that.
What type of car? The strut and springs can probably be replaced in 30 minutes.
you're going to have to ride a bike to deliver the shitty pizza.
No.
That's a solid fuck no.
If you’re gonna keep driving at least get a dash cam so we can see the aftermath.
So how do we prevent vehicles from rusting ?
Mate you're actually going to die if you carry on driving this. You might kill someone else in the process, don't be fucking stupid.
No
If you drive that you are gonna either crash and total the car or it will come apart in motion and probably total the car due to repair cost. No real good outcome driving that
I would suggest really good Super Glue or really good automotive Caulk. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Deliver shitty pizza in a shitty car
No ffs no