Struggling to understand...still

[Nick 0]

Coilovers still...

 

Got my new springs: http://public.fotki.com/Nickers/coilove ... pring.html

And my old springs : http://public.fotki.com/Nickers/coilove ... pring.html

 

I need to clarify what parts from the old i transfer to the new, as after an unsuccessful phonecall to my local VW garage, they dont know what top mounts are... On the old springs, under that rubber mount (pictured - top mount?) is some bearings that sit on another rubber piece? Correct?

 

Do i then transfer just the bearings and top mount onto the metal top part of the coilover? (pictured) and bolt up?

 

Also, does anyone have the part number for the G60 top mount so i can annoy my garage? Front and back. :)

[Brieve 0]

45709A STRUT TOP MOUNTING CO 4 Cyl >7/94 9.50

thats from GSF

[chrishill 0]

big rubbery doughnut looking thing is the top mount, cant beleive your local VW garage dont know what one is! unless they call it something odd like a strut top bush.

 

IIRC the bearings and rubber bit are seperate items and you'll need to replace both, although you could use the old ones but be prepared to change them fairly quickly since when I reused the ones on my valver they started to knock and rattle!

[Nick 0]

Ok, just searching around, and found this pic: http://www.the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/download.php?id=22846 in the 'wanted' section, belonging to ross.taylor. Ignore his arrow, but look at his top mounts, they look to me to be raised slightly, just like mine! (here http://public.fotki.com/Nickers/coilove ... e_top.html ) But they werent like it before!! Whats right? AARRRGGGHHH!!

[chrishill 0]

hmm, yeah thats a large gap mate! never delt with coilovers before but to get the top mounts on my 16v (springs and struts) I had to compress the spring so the topmount went on properly... surely you'd have to do something simular with coilovers?