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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Godzilla on 24 August 2008, 15:17

Title: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: Godzilla on 24 August 2008, 15:17: Just fitted an ABS sensor (yep, another one!) and whilst I had the wheel off I checked my discs which have a nice lip around them.....being the 288mm means :cry:

Anyway.... I can move the shocks (both of them) up by hand by about half an inch, this is by lifting the disc, the top mount as in pic goes up and down, is this normal??

Pics of each top mount whilst car is level.......

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk198/pdbryantspics/24082008066.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk198/pdbryantspics/24082008067.jpg)
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: Rmachines on 24 August 2008, 15:26: Ummm, that gap apears when you lower the car so yea thats normal. Dont think the shock should be loose though?
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: Godzilla on 24 August 2008, 15:41: She does'nt have lowering springs just standard springs and shocks...... unless they have been cut at some point?

From the pics of the top mounts does it look like she has been lowered?
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: Mikester on 24 August 2008, 15:43: Quote from: Godzilla on 24 August 2008, 15:41
She does'nt have lowering springs just standard springs and shocks...... unless they have been cut at some point?

From the pics of the top mounts does it look like she has been lowered?

He means, when you lower it, as put it on the ground, not jacked up. Not as in SLAM it
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: boneybradley on 24 August 2008, 18:42: top mount looks fine... but im not 100% what you mean about the shockers?? but im guessing you mean the top mount moves with the strut? and this is normal as at normal height they sit like in the photos and will have about and inch of up/down movement for when a wheel drops into a pot hole etc
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: Mikester on 24 August 2008, 18:51: mine aint that high tbh, i just looked when i checked oil n stuff. They are raised but not that high, and mine were all replaced this week.
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: boneybradley on 24 August 2008, 18:59: mike as you said "yours were new this week" older ones will be more flexible and strechy
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: Mikester on 24 August 2008, 19:00: Quote from: boneybradley on 24 August 2008, 18:59
mike as you said "yours were new this week" older ones will be more flexible and strechy

I seee :embarassed:
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 24 August 2008, 20:37: That gap looks too big to me, i would say they are quite knackered.
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: 95gtipete on 25 August 2008, 21:44: Same gap as mine. I know mine are shot!
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: jamesd0015 aka jimgti on 26 August 2008, 12:02: They are fine.

I replaced my top mount a while ago and they were still the same distance before the swap.

A poor design on VW's side.
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 27 August 2008, 08:26: I dont think its a poor design i think it allows for movement within the mount
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 27 August 2008, 13:28: A rubber mount is supposed to allow for some movement, but when they have stretched that much they probably should be replaced.
Title: Re: Top mounts, shocks.....Help!!
Post by: ricky680 on 27 August 2008, 19:13: i have this prob i have 2 golf mk3 gtis one has new shocks and the other one when i jack it up i can move the shock up and down by hand and i cant on ther other one i was thinkig top mounts