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strut mount issue--have heard there are shims to reduce noise? 850 1996

posted by  Ozark Lee on  Thu Jun 19 15:07 CST 2008
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>>Used new mounts and spring seats from FCP<<

What kind? If they were the aftermarkets you are pretty much screwed from the get go. OEM only on those parts and the real trick is to buy XC90 spring seats.

The only "shims" I have heard of was one guy that chopped up an old innertube and shoved it under castellated part of the upper mount to shut up his broken spring seats. He has actually been quite happy with the results but I bet he fixes it for real before winter sets in.

I may try the same thing on my '96s. The only thing more annoying that the clank from the broken spring seats is the griping about it by the two drivers.

...Lee






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