Anyone done a KA top mount

[bigglesmk2]

I dont get what im doing wrong ?

 

http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=271636

[evil knievel]

Sounds very odd

 

any pics? maybe its gods way of saying plastic is not so fantastic

[bigglesmk2]

I know plastic is so un-fantastic but its a 52 plate and was a hand me down from the missus sister.

 

Getting so ****** off with it now ,think the tester is being a prick he past the other sisde and thats got play in it .

[Andrade]

change tester?

[Tom]

is it the rear one? they all have play in the rear top mounts when the suspension's hanging - you can contest it with vosa or change tester

[bigglesmk2]

Its the front one.

 

Gonna put a new wishbone on and see how that goes.

The rubbers look well past thier best but he didnt fail it for that

[evil knievel]

I had a friend with one of these and it had SERIOUS play- got it fixed and still had minor play.

 

maybe just a KA thing?

[emu]

How much play has it got in it? Ka's can have some play in the front and the rears and still pass

[vibrating_Cake]

the ka's are really bad for this...

 

your tester is looking in the wrong place, tell him to check the lower arm bushes instead of the top mount bushes,

 

99% of the time the lower arm bushes/arms are wrecked on ka's my bro has one, and his other half had one, in a year we have replaced 3 sets, one each MOT

 

the lower arm will cause play which will be reflected in the top mounts.

 

just a hunch from experience

 

the top mounts are usually fine

[bigglesmk2]

Cheers guys,will see what mot man says on monday

[bigglesmk2]

Whoop de dooo

 

I told him i'd had a play around with it but couldnt sort the problem and that i'd had a second opinion from another mechanic and they had said it was ok.

 

I had my scruffs on to look like a grease monkey and the tester looked me up and down and said thats fine i'll pass it.

 

I think if i had sent the missus back with it he'd fail it again

[bigglesmk2]

Taking the mondeo for it's test at 1:30