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Offline km

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front top mounts
« on: 12 January 2012, 22:12 »
may sound stupid, but is there a way of checking them? i seem to have lots of knocking over bumps. there is no play in the steering if that helps.
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Offline krave

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Re: front top mounts
« Reply #1 on: 12 January 2012, 23:10 »
Jack car off ground, put a bar diagonally under the wheel and jerk it up and down, not the most effective but does show some play if there is some....
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Offline Big Tone

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Re: front top mounts
« Reply #2 on: 13 January 2012, 06:13 »
Quote from: km on 12 January 2012, 22:12
may sound stupid, but is there a way of checking them? i seem to have lots of knocking over bumps. there is no play in the steering if that helps.

Worth checking wishbone bushes also pal.
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Re: front top mounts
« Reply #3 on: 13 January 2012, 09:09 »
or antiroll bar amd droplinks :wink:
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Offline km

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Re: front top mounts
« Reply #4 on: 13 January 2012, 12:18 »
had new wishbones and bushes replaced not long ago :), new cv joint few days ago. just can't be arsed to keep spending money on changing bits until i know it's definitely that. the garage couldn't find anything  :undecided:
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Offline james18t

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Re: front top mounts
« Reply #5 on: 13 January 2012, 22:58 »
If it's lowered it may be the ARB knocking off the chassis or driveshafts. Everything else I would have said has already been mentioned. I'm pretty sure my top mounts are finished too, and they seem to stick up in the engine bay now more than they used to.
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Offline stevelfc

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Re: front top mounts
« Reply #6 on: 14 January 2012, 18:17 »
yet another common thing to go on the mk4 top bushes as they can knock when worn and also creaking noise when turning lock to lock
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Offline km

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Re: front top mounts
« Reply #7 on: 19 January 2012, 17:45 »
Quote from: stevelfc on 14 January 2012, 18:17
yet another common thing to go on the mk4 top bushes as they can knock when worn and also creaking noise when turning lock to lock

top bush? as in mount? or? i definitely get creaking!
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