HollySSV
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- Oct 19, 2017
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- Age
- 40
- Location
- NSW
- Members Ride
- 2014 VF SSV Sportwagon S1
Good Morning,
Thought I would post for fellow owners that have front end knock in VF or VE commodore front suspension. The factory rubber strut top mounts tend to fail around the 50,000km mark on some vehicles creating the knock in the front end over bumps etc. To test if they are worn out:
1) raise one side of front on Jack stands.
2) place a large bar under the raised tyre. I used a bench press bar.
3) pull up to simulate compression on the suspension then let it drop.
If you here the knock sound on the drop, it is a good indicator that the strut top mounts are worn or failed. My VF SSV only intermittently knocks. But this is a indication they are on the way out.
I will try to upload a video that I took .
cheers
Thought I would post for fellow owners that have front end knock in VF or VE commodore front suspension. The factory rubber strut top mounts tend to fail around the 50,000km mark on some vehicles creating the knock in the front end over bumps etc. To test if they are worn out:
1) raise one side of front on Jack stands.
2) place a large bar under the raised tyre. I used a bench press bar.
3) pull up to simulate compression on the suspension then let it drop.
If you here the knock sound on the drop, it is a good indicator that the strut top mounts are worn or failed. My VF SSV only intermittently knocks. But this is a indication they are on the way out.
I will try to upload a video that I took .
cheers