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About 11 days ago, I discovered that I needed to replace my rear right strut
when replacing the original tires at 46000 miles.

The tire place relayed to us that this strut was totally shot and leaking
fluid. Now we know why we heard loud thumping noise for the past couple
months. Thought it was road noise, bad roads and fading tires.

Called local dealer, ordered the strut, not cheap at about $200.

Received call from parts guy yesterday, he can't find a right rear strut
anywhere on the west coast. Toyota's computer data confirmed part
availability on 2/27.

Anyone aware of a recall happening or some sort of program going on to cause
this shortage? Or is bad timing?

TIA,

Rick

"RickK" <rp0638d@xxxxearthlink.net> wrote in message
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Just as importantly, struts should be replaced in pairs on the same
axle. Also, decent struts don't cost $200 each, plus labor. You're
getting ripped. But if this is warranty ....
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- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM

I agree with Philip, struts should be replaced at the same time. You have
too much wear on the other one to let it slide. If you don't replace it,
there's a high chance your car may drift or pull to one side. No alignment
will fix it until you replace the other one. I'm faced with the same thing
on my minivan. I did one side, now it pulls, gotta go back and replace the
"good" strut.

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