dayvery 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 hi, I need new top mounts on my VR and i have been told that i have mcpherson struts. are the mcpherson struts standard on a VR6? also can i use standard VW top mounts if they are not standard suspension? Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 can i use standard VW top mounts ?yes u can on coilovers or any standard suspension Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 mcpherson struts are just normal struts, just the name of the style of suspension, named after the bloke from plymouth who invented themI bought my new top mounts from gsf, they arent much, but make sure you replace the bearings and that aswell and the tracking and geometry re-aligned when fitted Link to post Share on other sites
Knightrider 1 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 All theadvice I've seen says don't buy aftermarket, buy proper OEM top mount bushes from VW. I recently bought a pair, inc bearings, and they cost £35.00 inc. VAT. Probably about £20 for non VW from GSF? Apparently not worth the saving as they wear out much more quickly.Also I've discovered that an experienced VW mechanic can change them both in under an hour. The 'stock' time quoted by VW is I think 3.5 hours. The 3.5 hours assumes the strut will be dismantled and removed completely. In reality the job can be done by disconnecting the top attachement and pushing the wishbone down as far as possible so you can get your hand in at the top to change the bush and bearing! Link to post Share on other sites
vr69 0 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 can any body tell me the vw part numbers for both the top mounts and bearings please?? Link to post Share on other sites
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