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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Doug Mk2 on 31 March 2004, 13:53

Title: top mount
Post by: Doug Mk2 on 31 March 2004, 13:53

can anyone tell me how to change the suspension top mountings on my mk2 gti?

Is it a hard job?

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re:top mount
Post by: Gambit on 31 March 2004, 14:16

undo top strut nut, lift of top mount, put new top mount in, redo strut nut

Title: Re:top mount
Post by: Doug Mk2 on 31 March 2004, 14:35

will I have to jack the car up at all?

Title: Re:top mount
Post by: golfvr6 on 31 March 2004, 15:00

You need to jack the car up, support it on axle stands.
Remove each strut in turn, put spring compressors on, remove the slotted nut, remove and replace the mount.
Put strut back on car.

Title: Re:top mount
Post by: modulater on 31 March 2004, 18:20

As Vr6 said you are gonna have to take the strut off the car and use spring compressors to compress the spring as its under tension.

Title: Re:top mount
Post by: Pike on 02 April 2004, 10:29

You'll need a strut tool as well. One of the many tricks to undoing the top mount nut on the car is to use a 6mm allen key and 22mm sparkplug socket (with a slotted top so you can get a spanner on it) My prefered mehtod is an air impact gun, its something about the noise.