1993 Opel Kadett noisey left front strut mount problems
| Date: | August 31, 2010, 11:26 am | |
| Name: | Trevor | |
| Location: | South Africa, Gauteng, Edenvale | |
| Vehicle: | Opel Kadett | |
| Year: | 1993 | |
| Modification: | none | |
| General comments: | This is not a bad car overall , very good ecomomy & performance for a 1400, reasonable build quality as well ,My previous 3 vehicles were VW Jetta's ,Although the Opel will never match the Jetta in terms of performance & build quality , its still very good value for money & alot cheaper to aquire on the used car market than a Jetta. | |
| Problems: | A few months ago , I replaced all 4 shocks , 2 x front strut mounts , brake disks , ball joints , control arms& cv-joints on my wifes 1993 Opel Kadett 1400 ( Astra Shape) A few weeks later , there was a knocking sound as if something was loose coming front the left front side . This knocking sound would make itself known everytime the car road over bumps & uneven road surfaces. I took the car back to the shop a week ago , only to find that the left front strut mount damaged , this was new unit replaced a month ago. So I replaced it again & now a week later the noise is back.What I have noticed on the old strut mount ,is where the wear is occuring , for some reason the circular hole on the mount where the top of the Shock gets bolted has become twice its size , thus causing movement in the strut assembley & in turn causing the knocking sound. I am out of ideas as to what would cause this to happen to the saddle\strut mounts. Please help | |
| Previous car: | VW Jetta Mk3 | |
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