carrots 1 Posted June 1, 2012 i am going to be changing my strut top mounts soon as one of mine makes a clicking sound.has anyone put any grease on the bearing when they fitted theres ,i didnt bother with the last pair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted June 1, 2012 I did with the last set i fitted, not sure it made much difference and not 100% if the bearings are sealed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannyboy 0 Posted June 1, 2012 no,bearings are not sealed but you wil have a difficult time getting grease in the bearings.the bearings and mounts on mine are gone too.front end feels loose under hard barking and turning into corners.After 1 and half years of cobbled stone roads where i live in germany they do take quite a bit of punishment so not really surprised mine are gone. Is it me or is quality dropping rapidly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted June 1, 2012 If you upgrade to VR6 top mounts, you can take those bearings apart and put some decent grease in them. VW put some white crap in them and not very much either. I put Silkolene synthetic grease in mine, which seems to extend the life of them somewhat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted June 1, 2012 think i will stick to standard strut tops something will go wrong if i tried to fit vr6 i bet lol.been told by vw they dont make 16v strut tops anymore.couldnt belive it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannyboy 0 Posted June 1, 2012 Ive got my g60 ones on,they cost a fortune!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted June 1, 2012 think i will have to get som ebay tops then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted June 1, 2012 think i will have to get som ebay tops then what so you can do the job again in a few months, just spend the extra and fit some genuine ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P3rks 11 Posted June 1, 2012 Genuine Ones are about £8 each from VW. £6.70+vat each to be precise. Rang up last week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted June 2, 2012 is that just the bearing tho,you cant change the bearing on the early strut tops can you and vw in chester reckon vw dont make the strut tops anymore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P3rks 11 Posted June 2, 2012 is that just the bearing tho,you cant change the bearing on the early strut tops can you and vw in chester reckon vw dont make the strut tops anymore Yeah, just the bearing for the VR6 type topmounts. the earlier style mount is obsolete and the bearing is integral so can't be changed.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
