Help! need a strut top mount!

Post by **Jason B** » 13 Sep 2007 11:54 am

Hi,

Was changing the springs on my 360 and eviently the threadlocker that volvo or whoever used was strong enough to wreck the thread on one of the strut retaining bolt holes on removal!! Hence I now require a strut top mount.

Cheers

Jason

Post by **bogbasic** » 13 Sep 2007 11:58 am

Hello, they very expensive, if you can find them. If its just a threaded bolt hole, you might be able to find a friendly workshop blokey who could re-tap the thread for not very much, or possibly nothing at all. Cheers, bogbasic.

Post by **Jason B** » 13 Sep 2007 12:04 pm

dont worry, I am about to attempt to rethread it when I find my tap and die set, but likelyhood is I will still need a new one

Cheers

Post by **classicswede** » 13 Sep 2007 01:02 pm

If the rubber is not cracked then you should get away with grinding the nut off and using a nut and bolt.

The the rubber is starting to crack new ones are only about £30 a peice

Post by **Jason B** » 13 Sep 2007 01:40 pm

Thanks for the ideas, I managed to fix it by carefully putting a hardened bolt down through it now the thread is perfect again, (it wasn't as bad as it looked) However, I still have the other side to do

Cheers

Jason

Post by **classicswede** » 13 Sep 2007 07:06 pm

I've never had that problem before. The loctight normaly seals them up stopping them from corroding