new top strut mount to my Volvo S40 T5
Discussion
Back in March I fitted a new top strut mount to my Volvo S40 T5 as the nearside one had started to make a creaking noise when turning. Fitted the mount, bearing unit and mounting plate, and all was well for 3 weeks. Then it started making a knocking noise, an inspection showed the mounting plate was allowing the central part where the damper rod is bolted to rotate in the mount, rather than the damper rotating around the rod.
This weekend I replaced the mounting plate with a new one, and all was well, the knocking has gone away.
On the way to work this morning, there was a hint of a knock, now this might be me being over critical or is it possible I am fixing the symptom and not the problem.
But, if bottom of the damper is designed to rotate on the ball joint, and the top is designed to be fixed by the strut mount, the surely the only way to keep damaging mounts is if the damper is at fault? But I can't see how it could?
Yours confused...
???
This weekend I replaced the mounting plate with a new one, and all was well, the knocking has gone away.
On the way to work this morning, there was a hint of a knock, now this might be me being over critical or is it possible I am fixing the symptom and not the problem.
But, if bottom of the damper is designed to rotate on the ball joint, and the top is designed to be fixed by the strut mount, the surely the only way to keep damaging mounts is if the damper is at fault? But I can't see how it could?
Yours confused...
???
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