Took delivery of some lovely new parts;
Braided clutch line;
Rogue Engineering Top Mounts;
Using Pauls DIY I started to strip the trim out of the boot. And it does need stripping - an obscene amount needs to be removed just to access the top mounts. Look at the shear amount of trim that you must remove;
Before;
Trim out;
After;
I wanted to uprate to Rogues anyway, but I was hoping to kill two birds with one stone - change the top mounts, and get to the root of an annoying n/s/r squeak. Armed with a roll of anti squeak tape to use where appropriate, I proceeded to crack on with the jobs at hand.
Old top mounts were obviously perished, allowing water to get in and cause quite a mess;
All sorted;
I also think I identified a couple of likely culprits with regard to my squeak - spotting signs of wear on mating surfaces.
Here you can see where the overlapping part of the HK boot trim had been rubbing on the other (note the anti squeak tape on the opposing part to the right);
More signs of rubbing;
I will drive the car tomorrow to see if the squeaks are gone!
New clutch hose will be fitted next week, along with new fluids.
Braided clutch line;
Rogue Engineering Top Mounts;
Using Pauls DIY I started to strip the trim out of the boot. And it does need stripping - an obscene amount needs to be removed just to access the top mounts. Look at the shear amount of trim that you must remove;
Before;
Trim out;
After;
I wanted to uprate to Rogues anyway, but I was hoping to kill two birds with one stone - change the top mounts, and get to the root of an annoying n/s/r squeak. Armed with a roll of anti squeak tape to use where appropriate, I proceeded to crack on with the jobs at hand.
Old top mounts were obviously perished, allowing water to get in and cause quite a mess;
All sorted;
I also think I identified a couple of likely culprits with regard to my squeak - spotting signs of wear on mating surfaces.
Here you can see where the overlapping part of the HK boot trim had been rubbing on the other (note the anti squeak tape on the opposing part to the right);
More signs of rubbing;
I will drive the car tomorrow to see if the squeaks are gone!
New clutch hose will be fitted next week, along with new fluids.
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