top mount fitment (mk3 golf)

[Christo77]

Try not to just go anywhere, and avoid those high street type car centres, you know the ones!
Any mates or mechanics you know who might recommend somewhere..
I often ask my local garage/MOT shop mechanics for advise on certain things, I get my vehicles Mot'd there and they know i'm local, I tell them!  So they'd be fools to mess me about!
Also, make sure you know what your getting for your money..ask about the details of checking/adjusting and how they're going to price it. know where you stand exactly..if in any doubts go somewhere else.

Christo

[stainesy]

ok changed the top mount today.
managed to change it without removing the bottom from the hub bit.
i was right the bloke that fitted the coilovers put the bearing in upside down and didnt use a nut to compress the coil as nut was missing.
bearing had ripped itself to bits.
so now its all good and feels alot better.
have noticed the other side seems to be ok with the bearing in right but it just has the coil compression nut missing.

so in theory i should be able to just remove the top nut and metal plate under bonnet and put the coil compression nut on from there and just do up tight.
does that sound like it will work?


makes you think tho the bloke that fitted the coilovers must have had to put the top mounts in place then lower the car down to compress the springs 

[Wayne]

Seems to be 2 different ways of putting them together.

When I did mine I found the the nut was nearly the same size as the hole in the spring plate, as below.


So I then fitted the bearing underneath the nut as below.


Only issue then is that the top plate would not sit down flush but I never had any problems.

[stainesy]

i thought the bearing went under the coil compression nut anyway?

[Wayne]

i thought the bearing went under the coil compression nut anyway?

To me yes it should, I was told after that it should go on top the nut.

[stainesy]

i thought the bearing went under the coil compression nut anyway?

To me yes it should, I was told after that it should go on top the nut.

on top of the nut? that dont make sence?

[stainesy]

the nut i got from vw parts witch is the right nut for it is alot thinner than that nut and it has a slite dome on the bottom to sit on the bearing properly

[stainesy]

noooo i still have a slite clonking sound from the front drivers side suspension.
i braked quite heavy earlyer and it sounded like sumit moved with a grindy clonk

[Christo77]

When i did my suspension change i noticed the new top mounts weren't sitting quite central in the wing mountings..i jacked each side up to release pressure on the top mounts and manouver them into a symetrical position while allowing the weight of the car down to hold position..
I'm sure they're supposed to self centralise but i didn't like the look of em..

Hope your all sorted anyway

Christo

[stainesy]

the sound witch made me change the mount is back completely now.
it must not have been the mount that was making the sound.
god sake this is doing my head in. it almost sounds like the shock in the coilover is totaly dry and moving around.
im starting to loose the plot over this now.