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Keeping Yourself in Suspension (Control Arm Assembly Replacement)
When you are pointing your vehicle straight down the street, it should go straight. That’s pretty straightforward, right? Sometimes, though, you may notice you have to keep adjusting the s...
Published on: Oct 05, 2025
Schedule A Suspension Inspection At Plummer's Auto Repair
Today's Standish car care article focuses on your suspension. Plummer's Auto Repair customers need to know that in addition to just wearing out, suspension components can be damaged in an accide...
Published on: Aug 24, 2025
Plummer's Auto Repair Takes Care of Your Vehicle's Suspension
After many years and tens of thousands of miles Standish vehicles' suspension system components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive in Standish.As you can imagine, if ...
Published on: Nov 19, 2023
Plummer's Auto Repair Takes Care of Your Vehicle's Suspension
After many years and tens of thousands of miles, your suspension system components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive.
As you can imagine, if most of your driving is ...
Published on: Sep 07, 2022
That Sinking Feeling (Suspension Failure)
There's nothing quite like the feeling of driving down the road and, suddenly, the back end of your vehicle collapses. A possible cause is that something in your suspension has broken. Suspensio...
Published on: Nov 22, 2020
Ball Joints
Most drivers in Standish, ME know ball joints are an important part of the suspension system. Visualize a ball attached to a spindle with the ball enclosed in a cup. This allows the joint to move in s...
Published on: Apr 05, 2020
Plummer's Auto Repair Tech Question on Your Drive Shaft
Plummer's Auto Repair Tech Question:
I'm Doug. A few years ago I was driving my '85 powder blue Dodge Ramcharger with about 80,000 miles (129,000 kilometers) on it. I was going up a hill in Standish ...
Published on: Dec 29, 2019
Suspension System Service at Plummer's Auto Repair in Standish
Suspension systems should continue to operate effectively for many years and tens of thousands of miles/kilometers, holding your tires' foot print on the road. Eventually components do wear out, ...
Published on: Nov 23, 2019