Pair of Wishbones

[Ed Doe]

you may find that its easier to check the top bearings whilst car is NOT jacked up.

sometimes when the wheels/hubs drop as the car is jacked up it loads them and gives a red herring 'ok'

For stock mounts that's probably right, but these are spherical bearing ones, and I think they drop down when they're unloaded, and this is where the play might be...