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Oct 27, 2014 | 06:55 PM

StingRaycer

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Magnetic ride shock failure

I have had my C7 for over a year now. I began hearing a groaning/pop sound in the front end about a week ago at parking lot speed, especially turning right. I took the car to the dealer last Tuesday. They had a hard time finding it at first. They found the right camber adjustment nut loose. Tightening it did not help and then they discovered the mag shock was oily shiny. A seal on the shock had failed and oil covered everything in the wheel well, apparently worked its way into the camber adjustment bolt and allowed it to loosen. All is now repaired/replaced and tight with extra nut locked on as of today and Bowling Green had the faulty shock sent to them immediately. Thanks GM for competent work and to Bowling Green for their tech support.

Oct 27, 2014 | 07:00 PM

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Stuff does happen but if they took care of it and YOUR HAPPY that's all that matters

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Oct 27, 2014 | 07:24 PM

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Glad everything worked out for you but I doubt the shock oil caused the camber bolt to loosen.

Oct 27, 2014 | 07:52 PM

StingRaycer

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Glad everything worked out for you but I doubt the shock oil caused the camber bolt to loosen.

In that case everybody better check their nuts...and bolts

Oct 27, 2014 | 07:53 PM

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In prior gen Vettes, the camber nut has been somewhat loose to begin with. I also doubt it came loose from oil on it. This is the first I've read of a MSRC shock going bad on a C7 tho. Glad it's fixed.

Note: this was posted by "Bill Dearborn" recently: "You could also have worn rear control arm bushings that could be causing issues. Another thing to check is to see if the LCA camber adjustment cams are tight. A lot of alignment guys don't torque them down enough (this is one of those areas where I am a tighter is better type of guy and I use wrench extensions to get them tight)."

fr. here in C6 Gen, post #11: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...teinjager.html

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Oct 27, 2014 | 08:24 PM

Bucknut2006

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Had a MSRC go bad on my CTS-V after only 5000 miles. Was discovered when getting performance parts put on the car. Made me a little nervous about getting another car with them.

Oct 27, 2014 | 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknut2006

Had a MSRC go bad on my CTS-V after only 5000 miles. Was discovered when getting performance parts put on the car. Made me a little nervous about getting another car with them.

As opposed to a shock failure on a conventional suspension? These not only fail on occasion, but also need regular replacement.

I'm assuming Caddy replaced your shock under warranty.