just had the MOT and got an advisory for:-

'Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movementin the upper support bearing assembly'

i was quoted as only one supplier in the uk who supplies the bearing and would cost in the region of £140......ouch

for that price i would rather change the full lot and be done with it, is this the part i am looking for?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KYB-Front-Lef ... 742wt_1199

any advice hugely appreciated

Paul

Looking at the Compatibility table. This is for a BJ. You have posted in BA so I'm guessing that's what you have. This part won't fit a BA

They're on Ford probe store

Yep I list them, special order though so takes a while.

Hi Chaps, cherers for the responses, i thought i might have got the part for the model wrong, it was just the general part itself if that makes any sense?

And Roc cheers, i will go have a look in the store

much appreciated guys

are they a pretty straight forward job?

As long as you've got spring compressors it's an easy job

Crack off top nut, jack up corner, remove wheel, unbolt bottom, unbolt top, compress springs, undo top nut, remove top mount, fit new top mount, do up top nut, uncompress springs, re-fit to car about an hour or so to do I reckon

excellent stuff , just need to get it ordered now

excellent stuff , just need to get it ordered now

Im gonna give u a heads up. Ive had to order two for mine (as mentioned in the PM) Im gonna order a full set when i have the money to in a few weeks if my car is properly sound underneath, So that i have the parts there to fit them when and if mine go again as they are rare now and cant be got in the UK unless you take them off another car.

Ive got two front ones that (might) be up for grabs in good condition (depending on Lexi's) A little bit of surface rust but solid. Nothing a wire brush and a coat of hammerite wont sort out.
Question is do I want to sell them mmmmm...

Hey guys i know this is gonna be a bit off topic but anyways, Ive had both rear strut mounts replaced by a garage USING genuine Mazda parts, Because these mounts are a safety part dont buy off internet sites (irregardless of if its Ebay, FPS, Amazon or any other site) no offence meant to FPS by the way, Buy them from Mazda as they are easy enough to get and will be with you in 2 days flat. Its a safety item and you cant put a price on safety really.

don't mean to hi-jack this thread but it seems pointless to create a new one,

I've been told that I need to replace the bearing in the top strut mount for my BA, is this the correct bearing?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111345482054? ... 1423.l2649

I see that it mentions BA on the add but just want to be sure

seems like that the the very one(possibly two) that i need. so yeah man it should be the one you need too.
cheers for finding this, ive been searching for new full top mounts as i couldnt just find the bearing

Yep that's the one you need but generally if the bearing is knackered, the whole strut top mount isn't far behind!

If you still have a bearing fitted, you should get away with just cleaning it up and some new grease

That's excellent news that is Hughie. I was going to ask if the current one fitted could be re-greased. I have some spray on copper grease, would this do the job?

They can provided they're not broken

Copper grease would probably work for a little while but I recommend some proper grease! Copper is more for preventing bolts from seizing and such - CV grease or multipurpose grease would be better!

nice one, i think i have some in the garage , yeah will only be a temporary fix for now as like you say, if they are starting to go they wont get any better with time.

Thanks again