Tony Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 BMW Mini Complaint Bolting from side-to-side on bumps.... The reason was diagnosed as worn coils ( not by us ) so the owner decided to buy new coils then let us fit them and reset the geometry. I had already explained on the phone that worn coils wouldn't make the car bolt left/ right but he bought them regardless. Once the car was in we found this> Totally destroyed suspension top mounts, in fact it was so bad the damper shaft could have torn through the mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Wow - how was that missed? What would have even caused that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Many things.... Maybe a hard impact, faulty part, but whatever it's not normal wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Was that easy to spot from the strut towers? How did they miss it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Exactly........ We hit the nail on the head with a 20ft test drive and lifting the bonnet. We still fitted the coils because the owner had already bought them, shame really since this was afew £100s wasted on coils that didn't need replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaky Roadster Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Were they on runflats??? Extra impact travelling up the shock causing stress fractures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Yes it was on run flats.....Maybe this is a trend to come with fractured top mounts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waz Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I've done exactly this to a 205gti. I slid off the road (inappropriate speed/braking for conditions of course) and went straight across a set of kerbs with the wheels locked up and it hammered the shocks all the way through the travel and deformed the shock upper mount into a nice dome. I didn't realise until after both macpherson struts were replaced and the tracking done (at home with track-stick) but it still wouldn't run straight. If I had known WIM back then, it would have been cheaper and easier to get a professional opinion to start with! Lucky for me & the 205, the upper mounts are part of the inner wing and made of normal body-steel, So it was possible to flatten them with a mallet. Cast top-mounts like the MINI and BMW and others mean that it's a definite point of failure and will have to be replaced, or scrap the car. Did the customer plan to have them replaced Tony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 He wasn't expecting to replace them but he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waz Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 lucky he didn't kill the parts that are welded into the car - like the bit's I busted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 The 205 mounts are a poor design don't you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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