Drop Link Being Hit By Strut

[toolie72 67 1 Cars]

Hmmm, put Delphi drop links on a couple of weeks ago as at last mot mechanic said strut clamp bolt was hitting drop link. So to get mot I bent them (when he wasn't looking-with a crowbar lol)

So anyway got round to putting these delphis on-clonk bloody clonk-when going from lock to lock

Put masking tape on drop link yesterday morning as I was going out and about-today witness marks on tape in line with strut clamp bolt

Struts lined up and tang? Is in carrier correctly

Anti roll bar bushes done about a year ago along with wishbones

 

Not sure if related but when you put car on full lock with bonnet up the strut top nut (and collar) move around-top mounts kaput?!?

 

WTF-any ideas,help (no giggling) appreciated

[welshpug 1,655]

205 or 306 dampers fitted? clamp bolt fitted the right way round?

[toolie72 67 1 Cars]

205 dampers as far as im aware, bolts correct way-it's the head of the bolt that's catching

Could grind it but something must be wrong for it to be like that-grrr

Only gets close when cars down, miles of room when it's jacked up

That's why I put masking tape on all likely bits to clash, so it'd at least have definite (clonk) marks

[dcc 855]

Have seen washers being used to space these out slightly (about 8-10mm)

[toolie72 67 1 Cars]

Yeah that would work (instead of bending them again@!!lol)

So I'm not the first dumbf@@k to have this-I honeslyt don't know what can be wrong-it's only two holes joined up by the links-one of the holes must be wrong or I've got a short wishbone/strut top moving/something else weird

[Biggles 65]

I've got a spacer on one side to stop it fouling. Doesn't seem to cause any problem. I'd put it down to aftermarket dampers and the bracket being slightly out of position.

[camgti 56]

How are your top mount bearings in the struts? They can move a little over time when there worn out.

 

Can you take a photo if the hub clamp and bolt?

 

Is it both sides? Can the arb have moved a fraction?

 

Seems strange. Usually starts happening when you add more and more camber. And then the washers/spacers need to come out to move it further out.

 

Are the dampers seated correctly in the hub clamp?

[toolie72 67 1 Cars]

Yeah dampers are fine, passenger side doing it only

Checked roll bar was same both sides (as I replaced bushes last year-paranoid)

Wishbones are fine

 

Original post I stated that the top strut nut and it's collar seem to move forward when on full lock-tbh I've never noticed it before-suppose the rubber bit (technical term) could be slack

I put that on post as although the drivers side moves its more pronounced on passenger/clonky side

 

It seems to happen when going from lock to lock with a change in camber ie on roundabouts,hilly roads with corners

(north of Scotland-no straight roads hehe)

Maybe I need to get the wife to get bus and then she wouldn't complain about me going round corners "too fast""it's not the fast and the furious""grow up""etcetc"