Front suspension top mount clearance

nikgallagher · May 2nd, 2006, 08:36

After a successful spring seat transplant and very annoying cv boot replacement over the weekend, I have noticed that the special washer that sits on the top of the front strut is perhaps 1/4" clear of the top mount bearing. Is there meant to be a gap here as I'm sure i measured everything correctly when I compressed the springs?

ASIDE: Many thanks once again to the members on this forum - the info I read on here made both the above jobs far easier to attempt. I can back people up now when they say "remove the entire drive-shaft before trying to split the cv joint". Took a fairly large hammer and a lot of patience to free that little bugger even in a vice! And lets not get started on the ball joint pinch bolt...

iGGy · May 2nd, 2006, 09:55

Mines always had the gap as you described, with and without new suspension.

May 2nd, 2006, 08:36	#1
nikgallagher Junior Member Last Online: Jul 26th, 2013 10:59 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sutton	Front suspension top mount clearance After a successful spring seat transplant and very annoying cv boot replacement over the weekend, I have noticed that the special washer that sits on the top of the front strut is perhaps 1/4" clear of the top mount bearing. Is there meant to be a gap here as I'm sure i measured everything correctly when I compressed the springs? ASIDE: Many thanks once again to the members on this forum - the info I read on here made both the above jobs far easier to attempt. I can back people up now when they say "remove the entire drive-shaft before trying to split the cv joint". Took a fairly large hammer and a lot of patience to free that little bugger even in a vice! And lets not get started on the ball joint pinch bolt...

May 2nd, 2006, 09:55	#2
iGGy Senior Member Last Online: Jun 5th, 2024 21:15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wrexham	Mines always had the gap as you described, with and without new suspension.

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