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Hi guys,
looking at the MOT advisory notes from last September for my recently acquired 172 Cup it states:
Macpherson strut has slight movement at upper attachment (both O/S and N/S).
A guy from a local tyre garage immediately diagnosed it as being loose simply by bouncing up and down on the suspension, is this really a decent way to test it? I've read on various forums that this can be flagged up as an advisory or fail even when there is no real problem due to the tester not knowing the relevant tolerances? Any truth in this.
The reason I ask (and care) is because I noticed very very uneven wear on the front two tyres, the outer 3/4 was in very good condition with the inner 1/4 literally down to the wire. Could this be as a result of the play in the upper mount or more likely due to other issues (such as terrible wheel alignment). I've since put brand new tyres on the car but I am afraid to any real mileage on them because I don't want to ruin them again.
Any ideas appreciated!
looking at the MOT advisory notes from last September for my recently acquired 172 Cup it states:
Macpherson strut has slight movement at upper attachment (both O/S and N/S).
A guy from a local tyre garage immediately diagnosed it as being loose simply by bouncing up and down on the suspension, is this really a decent way to test it? I've read on various forums that this can be flagged up as an advisory or fail even when there is no real problem due to the tester not knowing the relevant tolerances? Any truth in this.
The reason I ask (and care) is because I noticed very very uneven wear on the front two tyres, the outer 3/4 was in very good condition with the inner 1/4 literally down to the wire. Could this be as a result of the play in the upper mount or more likely due to other issues (such as terrible wheel alignment). I've since put brand new tyres on the car but I am afraid to any real mileage on them because I don't want to ruin them again.
Any ideas appreciated!
