Slight steering vibration

Sharpy1975 · Post by **Sharpy1975** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:00 pm

cheers for that Wonkydonky. So I guess check for smoothness on front and back of disk.

Sharpy1975 · Post by **Sharpy1975** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:03 pm

if there is anyone local to me who would be willing to have a look, happy to pay for your time or reward you with beer.

Sharpy1975 · Post by **Sharpy1975** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:02 pm

ok, jacked the car up and checked all bushes. Everything seems nice and tight. As per the test at the garage on skid plates.

Now this is where it gets interesting. Bump stop has spit on top mount and when applying pressure there is definitely a knock and you can see the mount moving under the bonnet. The other side bump stop has broken away from the mount too.....could this cause steering issues?

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:28 pm

Sharpy1975 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:02 pm ok, jacked the car up and checked all bushes. Everything seems nice and tight. As per the test at the garage on skid plates.

Now this is where it gets interesting. Bump stop has spit on top mount and when applying pressure there is definitely a knock and you can see the mount moving under the bonnet. The other side bump stop has broken away from the mount too.....could this cause steering issues?

Is this what you mean ?

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MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:29 pm

Bump stop split is quite common and cheap to replace.

If the top mount nuts don’t move when you wobble the shock, then it’s probably a worn top mount bearing or rubber (above pic).

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:55 pm

"Now this is where it gets interesting. Bump stop has spit on top mount and when applying pressure there is definitely a knock and you can see the mount moving under the bonnet. The other side bump stop has broken away from the mount too.....could this cause steering issues?"

This is a bump stop

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This is a strut top mount

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Which has split/broken away ?
A damaged/missing bump stop will have no effect on steering. However, a split/broken top mount rubber is pretty serious and will need replacing asap

Sharpy1975 · Post by **Sharpy1975** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:31 am

thanks for the replies.......no spilt on the top mount. The bump stop has split and there is play/knocking on the top mount.

https://youtu.be/ZlrvGSNBNJ4

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:00 pm

Sharpy1975 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:31 am thanks for the replies.......no spilt on the top mount. The bump stop has split and there is play/knocking on the top mount.

https://youtu.be/ZlrvGSNBNJ4

Useful vid. Does look the rubber may be soft due to degradation, but it could be as straightforward as a loose top nut.

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:31 pm

Have you removed the dust cap to see the condition of the rubber, bearing and top mount nut underneath?

Also... is that a crack in your strut towers I can see in the vid?!

Sharpy1975 · Post by **Sharpy1975** » Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:24 am

MrPT wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:31 pm Have you removed the dust cap to see the condition of the rubber, bearing and top mount nut underneath?

Also... is that a crack in your strut towers I can see in the vid?!

Hey, nut and rubber look fine and no split that I can see in strut tower. There is movement and a knocking noise when allpying pressure as per the vid. Both sides the same, not sure if that's normally. I will get a clip with the dust cap off.

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