[bailey08]

My strut mounts need replacing, known this for a while but was told it's not a safety issue when I had struts put in.

Is this a normal thing to wear out, Anyone else replaced them cause they've worn.
They make a clunking noise and move about 2-3mm where the rubber mount is when I rock the car, I can hear it too when going over the gutter slowly going out the driveway.

looks like there called a Strut Cartridge?

I found some for sale on an American web site. http://www.autopartsexpress.com/Parts/S ... ridge.html
Just looking at fixing all the niggling minor things with the GV.

[Fatzook]

Yep. Also called strut top mount, or pillow ball mount. It is a consumable part of the suspension system, just like control arm bushes etc. The bonded rubber assembly will eventually fail. It is a common maintanence issue for A LOT of different cars.

[bailey08]

I can't find them from Australia, is it a part I can get from repco?

looks like it has a metal bush so not possible to make it tighter to squish the rubber bush more.

part numbers

KYB - SM5366
Ebay? - FSM5244
MOOG - K90327
Monroe - 904932

[tombutt]

try fulcrum at stafford if you are around the area they can usually get parts in at a good price and usually fairly quickly

[Fatzook]

tombutt wrote:

try fulcrum at stafford if you are around the area they can usually get parts in at a good price and usually fairly quickly

Under new management now. Terry Quit. Baz is still there, although he looks to be less than enthusiastic about it.