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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: pickles on 29 October 2016, 15:08

Title: Rear Suspension top mount Repairable Or Not
Post by: pickles on 29 October 2016, 15:08

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Had a horrible sound one night, found out to be the rear suspension top mount had broken. Is this even repairable lol . cant see the other pics but the left bolt, where it screws into has corroded and is no longer there if you know what i mean .

Title: Re: Rear Suspension top mount Repairable Or Not
Post by: pickles on 29 October 2016, 15:17

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Title: Re: Rear Suspension top mount Repairable Or Not
Post by: itavaltalainen on 03 November 2016, 11:22

What do you want to repair?

They will need to be replaced.

Title: Re: Rear Suspension top mount Repairable Or Not
Post by: pickles on 03 November 2016, 23:23

i got a new top mount and done a quick nut n bolt job with some threaded rod  :grin:, just wondered if some kind of captive nut could be welded in place where the original has corroded.

Title: Re: Rear Suspension top mount Repairable Or Not
Post by: itavaltalainen on 04 November 2016, 08:23

I would recommend you replace all the bolts with the specified ones from VW - they are deforming when tightened correctly.
Yes a new one can be welded in.... but it needs to be high strength. Iirc they are all 10.9