Front Struts seem loose from under the hood?

[jakemeister]

Hi:
There seems to be a gap between the top of the strut tower and the top mount plate, under the hood, and you can turn the mounting plate around by hand, although the nut is very tight?
Is it possible to remove this plate and use a large rubber bushing to fill the gap, and tighten the plate back into place?
Can this be done this simply, or does this require the use of a spring compressor?
Is the strut unit secured from the wheel well side, so it doesn't spring up when the top plate is removed?

Any help appreciated, on a tight budget right now, and thought this may a cheap fix to the rattling?
Thanks, Jake.

 

[BrApple]

strut mount is worn out. needs to be replaced.

 

[blu_fuz]

This site has everything you need to know

If you have this:

get a new one of these:

 

[jakemeister]

Yes, that is pretty much the way it looks!

I will check for a how to for that.

Thank you, Cheers, Jake.

 

[royalblue]

When I put new springs and struts (trw/moog kyb) in my front end the top strut nuts that came with the struts were taller the then the o/e nuts and made the mounts raise up I reused (I know) the old nuts and everything fit as it should

 

[greasemonkey1489]

Are you kidding??? I noticed this on my car and I just put new springs on!! It wasn't until the bastards had settled till this happened...