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Old May 20th, 2020, 10:02   #6
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Originally Posted by bashracing View Post
It was the strut top mount, for anyone who comes across this in the future.

I've been a mechanic for 20+ years and never seen it before as once it was removed the top mount and bearing looked perfect but replaced it while it was off and it's cured it.
Unusual but its a rubber / metal high load part so in hindsight it makes sense. You say: it looked perfect ... what made you think it was it and change it anyway ? and was it the nearside top mount by any chance ?
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