87CGT Top strut bearings/mounts

[Grant Lenahan]

Since Huh indicated that the play you saw *may* be normal ( i cannot  
say), here are some symptems, from when you were driving it:

1. impact harshness
2. heavier / higher friction steering
3. vague steering
4. slop on center
5. Under load the bearing will often look "stretched" as if the shock  
were trying to push its way through the bearing and into the engine  
compartment. It is.

Grant
On Nov 10, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Grant Lenahan wrote:

> On those cas, the top strut bearings were made of paper mache.
>
> I saw them die as early as 30,000 miles. awful. The bearing breaks
> down, but as I recall 9 this is going way back) the metal adn  rubber
> surround de-laminates allowing the original play.
>
> As I also recall, Blau, and others, sold HD units from the Ur-Q. Get
> them.
>
> Grant
> On Nov 10, 2008, at 6:24 PM, rob wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>   Hi Listers,
>>
>>     I've been replacing the CV boots on my 87 CGT in readiness for
>> the annual test. While doing that I realised that with the car
>> jacked up by the front subframe crossmember there is considerable
>> horizontal slop in the strut top mounts. I assume this is not
>> normal. There is also vertical play.
>>
>>   Could someone give me a quick run down on what is the usual
>> failure mode and what is liable to need replacing, as I've not had
>> these apart before.
>>
>>     Thanks in advance
>>
>>      Rob.
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