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Afternoon all!
Had some new tyres fitted today, and as the chap was torqing the bolts we said there was "forward movement" with the wheel.
Am I right in thinking this is the strut top bearing?
There's no noticable noise (that I can hear over the knackered rear axle!) And no noticable handling issues.
Any pointers would be great!
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It'll probably be worn/old P bushes on the lower arms, they allow this movement.
Totally normal if they're a bit old, in fact the wheels will still move a little even with new lower arms.
Failing strut tops are noisy/grinding/pinging when turning lock to lock.
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Brilliant thanks for the tip. It's done 153k so I wouldn't be surprised!
Is this something that will need addressing asap or can it wait dor the winter rebuild I have planned?
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(14-06-2018, 04:41 PM)KernowViking Wrote: Brilliant thanks for the tip. It's done 153k so I wouldn't be surprised!
Is this something that will need addressing asap or can it wait dor the winter rebuild I have planned?
Well... it can't fall off
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