hdi strut brace issues!!

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hdi strut brace issues!!
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    Had my car lowered 40mm for the past week now on blistein b4's and spax springs(handles amazingingly!) and decided to fit an omp strut brace today, fits perfectly (only had to bend the ecu bracket and bonnet raise as ive got a ph1 front end) and ever since i fitted the strut brace today ive had a dodgey knock/click from the left hand side, checked everythings tight but got told i may have a top mount gone, how do i check this?
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Firstly, when does it do it. When you accelerate, brake, turn, what?

Put a jack under the engine and them remove the LHS engine mount, the chassis cup fatigues beneath them. Remove that bar over the top, take the 17mm nut off, remove the chock, then remove the bar mount itself, then rotate the engine mount using a hammer/screwdriver. Is there a hole, cracks etc.

It's rare on a HDi but very common on a GTi6.
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#3
Only when turning hard left or right oddly
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Does it tend to do it when you're parking up or pulling away and on full (or almost) lock?

If so I'd put money on it being the top mount bearing......did you fit new ones when you lowered it or just use the original set?
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I had issues when fitted mine in the past was due to bolts in top mount. Sort of clunk sound when turning
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Where did you get the bolts from? If they aren't the right ones it makes some horrible noises
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yup as said check your bolt lengths i had to cut some off my extended bolts as it was making a spring noise on full locks
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#8
you need swampys extended bolts. or just some decent ones from B&Q
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looks like he has replaced the T/M bolts

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#10
The bolts are high tensile ones i had but there like an inch and a half long :-\
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#11
the bolts you used could well be too long then mate
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#12
More than likley, never considered the bolts could conflict the spring
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this ^^^ my bet is the spring top cup is hitting the bottom of the bolt when turning on tue bearing

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Cheers mate
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