[Vwdiesel] front end wobble, strut mount

[Stephen Kraus]

Check your lower control arm bushings too.

Jack the front end up, and try to move the wheel in and out and left and
right, check where the lower control arm is mount for movement.


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 12:14 PM, raymond <rgreeley2 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> hello all, my mechanic has suggested it is due to a strut mount.we have
> ruled out tire out of balance and ball joint wear.when raised off the
> ground, grabbing the wheel at 9 and 3 and working backand forth i do see
> some out of round movement at the strut top
> should i presume that it is the mount or bushing inside the mount
> the car is a 90 passat, shocks were/are seemingly ok-no bounce, bottoming
> or oil leakbefore i pull the strut out i thought i would ask here, i can
> drive the car though i do get awobble at 57 to 60 and when i lightly brake.
> i do have a 91 jetta strut assembly which from my search is the same part,
> only the mount is different.is there any benefit to swapping in this
> strut or am i just making more work for my self.the new mount is available
> locally and by autohauz.
> thanks again and happy spring!
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