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Sam
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Are these (along with the top mounts) easy/quick to replace?

The Cougar needs a new OSF bearing and mount to cure the creaky wooden boat noises it makes from there, just wanted to know how long it would take for a mechanic to sort out.

Also, I've seen they cost about £20 on eBay for the kits (aftermarket ones) - would Ford main dealer ones be more expensive than this do you reckon?
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9th Jun 11 at 13:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
top mount will cost you in the region of 40 from ford and the bearing in the region of 7 quid

about an hours labour
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not sure if every car is the same but the corrado eats cheaps top mounts for breakfast, especially with coilovers, i only get genuine ones.

not too hard to fit, have always done mine with shocks off as replaced them at same time
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Cheers Steve, Jim.

We haven't got a choice but to get it done at a garage due to our sloping driveway (although in our new house we'll have a flat driveway ) so will probably get Ford to do it (or a garage and use Ford parts).

My other half was worried that it would cost a fortune to do as we've had the lower arms changed recently... V6 Cougar uses ST200 lower arms = £300 Ford only parts.
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9th Jun 11 at 14:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
by the parts from fordpartsuk.com take them to your local 3rd party garage to fit
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Just phoned Ford - £65.80 + VAT for the mounts and bearings.

Will try and get them to reduce the price though as in their words they are "hungry for the business".
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Yeah gonna check it out. I can normally get the dealer down on price providing I can prove the parts elsewhere are genuine Ford items and I can show them the prices etc.

Normally do this with a eBay seller called Paynes (based in Leicester I think) they are a Ford main dealer but they tend to sell their parts at 10% off retail.

Might ask them as well actually, anything they don't have in their eBay shop they will always get me a price for and stick the item up for sale too.

 
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