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Adhesives are basically made of plastic, and they have a fraction of the strength of Aluminum or steel, but make up for that in area. Each spot-weld is fairly small, but you can increase the area or number of them.
The strength of any glue is not even close to that of a weld. Glues are effective in sheet-metal seams to supplement spot-welds and protect against corrosion. Glues can be effective where the total area of the glued joint can be large (like in a long seam) to make up for the relative weakness of the glue.
This is a bit outside my expertise, but if the Prius ABS module does not carry the same part number as your SUV, it is extremely unlikely that it is compatible with your braking system.
If you mean a McPherson strut, the answer is no. The long shiny rod must be perfectly straight and smooth to work as a shock absorber.
the issue can be misalignment due to bent suspension components, or worn out suspension bushings or bearings. the first thing I would so is get the vehicle lifted with the wheels off and inspect everything in the front and rear suspensions. If you don’t see anything obvious, try to align all 4 wheels.
It could be many things. To begin diagnosis, the very first thing to do is hookup an OBD reader at the OBD (Onboard Diagnostics) connector under the dash and read any stored codes. Even if the check engine light is not lit, any engine misfire condition should trip a fault code. Starting this way is much more sensible than just replacing parts.
Dave
Sorry to hear that your ideas are not being considered. Either your ideas are not technically valid (his POV) or he is just the wrong person for you to engage on the subject with. Did he tell you why?
Removing the rear anti-roll bar will affect the handling of the car. It will increase the tendency to understeer (significantly) and lower the responsiveness of the car to steering inputs. This is not necessarily unsafe, but you might not like the results. This will be noticed when cornering.
Dave
I would strongly recommend against trying to disable the ABS on a Hybrid vehicle. In a hybrid, the ABS and regenerative braking are integrated with each other and must transition smoothly from regenerative to friction and then to ABS braking. It is all one system. Also there is a safety issue with disabling the ABS and you never know when an emergency situation will arise.
When you try to replace the wheel bearing, are you using the factory shop manual as reference?
