Re: Top strut mountings

["Brian A.Tink" <batink@domain.elided>]

Graham

I am surprised that you are having t4roubles.  I have replace 2 sets in the last 6 months, a complete front end rebuilt on the stag and top mount r4eplacements on the 2500S sedan and had no problems.

From your desciption of the problems I suspect that the new mounts are faulty.

keep staggering   brian 

At 02:02 AM 6/06/99 EDT, you wrote:
>I am having a frustrating time. I thought it was a simple job to replace the 
>two top strut mounts. However after assembling both sides one side locks up 
>and will not allow the top mount to rotate. I have discovered that the 
>central boss in the new mount is 1 to 2 mm longer than the orginal mount and 
>therefore when assembled with the central sleeve and two thrust washers and 
>torqued up locks solid.
>
>Can anyone please confirm my thinking that the sleeve must be longer than  
>the central boss and two thrust washers combined? I have checked the sleeve 
>is the correct length.  I bought these mounts as a "special offer"- I am 
>beginning to wish I hadn't. On my original mount the face where the thrust 
>washers contact was machined - once I had removed the excess rubber the new 
>mounts have a "as cast" finish.
>
>Has anybody else had any problems with top mounts supplied by a leading UK 
>parts supplier?
>
>Any advise would be welcome.
>
>Thank you to all who contribute to this list.
>
>Graham Nicholson
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