Wobbly 4kq new front strut mounts

[Shawn Manny]

Jan, does it have play once its all reassembled? Iirc mine did this too, but
now that its all reassembled (ie in the chassis) they are quite tight.

Shawn


On 5/1/06, Jan Pinkowish <jpinkowish at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I reassembled my front struts on my 4ksq with new strut mount/bearings and
> new slotted bushings.  The bearings were snapped into the mounts at the
> factory.
>
> Even when the slotted bushings are fully tightened, the strut mounts
> wobble.  I did fully compress the spring before installing the washer, then
> the spring retainer, then the strunt mount, and then the slotted bushing.
>
> Is this normal play in the bearing?  The old mounts I removed have this
> wobble, but I thought this was normal after 70k miles.
>
> Jan Pinkowish
> '85 4ksq
>
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