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General => The garage => Topic started by: braderz on 10 September 2009, 12:40

Title: Rear top mounts
Post by: braderz on 10 September 2009, 12:40

my car is currently having its rear suspension top mounts done, under warranty from place i got it from :) however they keep putting me off saying its not ready still, apparantly they have to drop the whole sub frame out? and its a really big job? is this true lol as i have no idea how major this is. hopefully will get it back soon!

Title: Re: Rear top mounts
Post by: braderz on 11 September 2009, 09:29

well anyway....

car is alot smoother and stable to drive now, would recommend it

Title: Re: Rear top mounts
Post by: Wayne on 11 September 2009, 14:28

Should not need to remove the subframe for top mounts, unless you mean bushes.

Title: Re: Rear top mounts
Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 12 September 2009, 07:55

i was thinking this too... its a ten min job to do..

Title: Re: Rear top mounts
Post by: braderz on 12 September 2009, 09:30

well they may have done both then, as it took 2 days  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Rear top mounts
Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 12 September 2009, 11:11

The rear bushes in the beam are a right thingy aparantly...

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3242686 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3242686)

see here...

Title: Re: Rear top mounts
Post by: Wayne on 12 September 2009, 17:20

Quote from: braderz on 12 September 2009, 09:30

well they may have done both then, as it took 2 days  :rolleyes:

Top mounts take about 30mins to do, so it must have been the rear bushes.