Possible top strut bearing problem

[Willieo]

Had a sort of rattle front OS that comes over bumps. Tried jacking up and looking for play but cant find any. Now hearing a sort of creaking on turning the steering at low speed. I suspect the top strut mount bearing might be on the way out. Anyone had same and is it easy to fix /standard parts? Car is now at 62k.

[Herman]

Easiest is to replace the whole spring assembly as you have to have a spring compressor to get the top strut off after taking the whole assembly out of the car. Maybe there is another way to do it, but I replaced both shock/spring/strut in one go

But just in case, links to where to buy

http://www.roverlink.co.uk/products/view.aspx?id=51

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-RNX100080

[Stu C]

Exactly the same thing i have on front n/s. Although don't want to replace the whole assembly as theres nout wrong with it

[Herman]

Exactly the same thing i have on front n/s. Although don't want to replace the whole assembly as theres nout wrong with it

On the gentlemen's site

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=29073

[Stu C]

On the gentlemen's site

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=29073

Heh bugger that, i'll get the car booked in with Nick and Jean to do it

[Willieo]

So do you need the whole top mount assembly or only the bearing? can you easily split the assembly? The bearing seems to be RNR100090. There's a good how to here http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=271189