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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Spawn_of_Satan_666 on 07 December 2007, 20:16
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All of a sudden i heard a loud crashing sound over my right shoulder and when i looked i saw this!!! [:o]
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee213/reed666/07122007300.jpg)
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
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damn that cant be good :sad: not happend to me im glad to say
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holy sh!t :laugh: :laugh: was it making any weird noises before it went bang??? anymore damage??????
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Same happened to one of mine, your upper spring plate has rusted away, gsf do them, you can replace both rear shocks, bump stops, top spring plates and top bushes for under a ton :smiley:
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holy sh!t :laugh: :laugh: was it making any weird noises before it went bang??? anymore damage??????
Nothing, no rattles, knocks, creeks, nothing :undecided:
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Same happened to one of mine, your upper spring plate has rusted away, gsf do them, you can replace both rear shocks, bump stops, top spring plates and top bushes for under a ton :smiley:
Thought it was my upper spring plate that had gone. Will get it sorted tomorrow. I am right in saying, i can just change the plate?
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Just found the part number for the upper spring plate
No: 191512113
May be of use to somebody.
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You can just change the plate but i would do the bush as well whilst you are there as it could of damaged it
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never had this on a vw....this did happen on a cavalier sri I had about 10years ago (and it was only 6 years old).. i have never bought vauxhall again and on that the whole top mount area had rusted away
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never had this on a vw....this did happen on a cavalier sri I had about 10years ago (and it was only 6 years old).. i have never bought vauxhall again and on that the whole top mount area had rusted away
I know someone who had the exact same thing happen on a cavalier about 6 years ago, both struts went straight through the top mount as they had corroded
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i've got uprated springs, so that might not have helped.
I'm just changing the plate as in about two months i'm fitting coilovers.
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Also i've had a thought, it could be the clip that goes around the damper.
I'll order this tomorrow as well. Again here's a part number id anyones intererested.
part no: 8D0512097
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im intrested to what part failed, never seen this before, hope this pic helps
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa226/Dollycupra/suspension.jpg)
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@ Dolly, It'll be part no:7.
When I changed my shocks to Boge Turbos, I thought I'd clean and hamerite that part on mine before I put them back on. After wire brushing them I noticed that I could see loads of holes through the top of them, they were like a culenders (spelling?).
Anyways I got new off GSF, and I still put a few layers of Hamerite on.
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Been to the breakers this morning and got soaked, but hopefully i've got what i need.
I just unbolted the whole lot.