Has anyone encountered top mount bearings this bad?

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Has anyone encountered top mount bearings this bad?

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I was replacing a broken spring when I came accross the bearing which I think could have caused the spring to twist and snap.
It is that badly corroded that It has part of it still seized round the metal rest plate and only a grinding disc or replacement plates will will help in this instance.[img][IMG]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11 ... f02084.jpg[/img][/IMG]
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Gosh :shock: What vehicle was that on Davie?
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A 206. Looks like it could have still been on the original bearings, need to try find small grinding discs today or else its replacement plates
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trouble with the bearings at this point dont seem to have any defence against nature and the elements,
looks like your balls are out of shape as well :yikes: :eye: :eye: :twisted: :-D :lol: :rofl2: :rofl2:
hope you dont mine me mentioning it :-D :wink:
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just did a goooooly search

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-206-3 ... 0416037161" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and this was one of the first results that came up
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Haha cheers bud got 2 new top mount bearings from euro car parts for £15 and done both sides. New spring and top junts and what a difference in road noise :)
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davie206 wrote:Haha cheers bud got 2 new top mount bearings from euro car parts
i'd be surprised if they last long from that bunch :evil: :roll: #-o
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The ones on our C4 were nearly in that state:

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I changed them pretty soon after they started being noisy, they were only 7 years / 75k miles old. New OE SKF ones are only about £13.50 from Citroen - I got some a bit cheaper than that from e-bay. They're best described as 'built down to a price' though. I did at least grease them before they went in, so should outlast my ownership of the car!
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Looks like you got to them before a spring snapped lol
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davie206 wrote: I got a pack of 2 skf top mounts from euro for £15
say no more 8-[ :roll: :wink:
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citronut wrote:say no more 8-[ :roll: :wink:
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I had this same issue on my 306, it also caused a spring to fail while doing a car park manouvre. The top mount bearings dont appear to have much (if any?) grease in nor do they have much if any protection from the elements!
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Looks very much like the one that was changed on my 306 just before I got it!
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Found this post whilst searching for something else. But thought worth adding a picture to those assembled here!

I'd like to present one of my 306's strut top bearings. Surprisingly a little graunchy but functional. Changed in a sort of "belt and braces" move as was fitting new dampers. Pictured with a new cheap replacement as comparison. Obviously did not have any idea quite how bad it was until disassembly!
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