Rear topmounts.

[406Iain]

Would anyone be able to come up with some symptoms of buggered rear top mounts?
Ive a feeling mine have gone.Not sure why but I think they have,my car has always had like a remote and faint sounding general noise about the rear end.It handles perfectly,the rear anti roll bar links where done not so long ago too and the rear tyres are not worn as it has passed 3 mots with them.
Only reason Im thinking rear topmounts is a few months back I got abit peed with it and stripped everything out of the back,trim,carpet,the lot.The passenger side topmount was making a metalic clicking noise when going over bumps,does this sound like the topmount or could it be the damper?
Thanks.

[TRAVIS BICKLE]

Hi there fellow Grimsby dweller
its ha hard one to diagnose not being able to listen to it, i had knocking from the rear which turned out to be the rear roll bar main bushes even though there didnt seem to be any play in them. but id be happy to have a listen and look sometime as your not far from me.

[406Iain]

How do!
I currently live in Scartho not far from the hospital.Where abouts do you call home?
Do you use Hartwell Peugeot at all? I used them to buy my mudflaps and they ordered me some 407 ones despite having my number plates the dopes.Not used them since.

[TRAVIS BICKLE]

I live on Laceby Acres, and hartwell, well my ex used to work there wouldnt trust them to open a can of beans I used to live down Sycamore ave next to the hospital.

[406Iain]

Yeah I dont like em much,They tried pulling a fast one when I had my Fiesta a few years back and never really used them since.I use a guy on West Marsh near the Mcdonalds on the A180,runs a place called Danmat motors.Hes a good bloke.Infact,its due its MOT in a few weeks I might ask him to give it kick see what turns up.

[TRAVIS BICKLE]

Yeah i think i know the place, Hartwell used to sub contract stuff out to me when i ran my garage a few years back. my ex got sick of them and moved to Mitsubishi.

[406Iain]

Ive ordered some new topmounts and will do them tomorrow (not fiddled with spanners much lately so should be fun) hopefully will sort the problem,but then again probably not!.
Never mind,its all fun and atleast its only making annoying noises and still running!

[406Iain]

Done and done,about 8 minutes a side.Nice and easy.Biggest job was taking all the boot trim out!
Not really made much difference but does seem to be alittle taughter,possibly just my imagination.