Originally posted by ChiliSVT:
I have a really bad clunk sound from the rear and the tail end gets loose over bumps, so I took my SVT to a local shop to have them install some OEM struts that bought from Ford. I thought that just replacing the struts would be the fix. I asked the tech to look for anything that might look like a problem. The tech told me that everything looked fine but the upper rear mounts. He said they collapsed. I didn't have 2 days to wait for the Ford parts so I just had him install the struts. After having the new struts in, the ride, handling and sounds are EXACTLY the same. Can't stand it. Now I have to pay the labor to install $30 in parts.

I didn't know that a mount can collapse. I thought the SVT's had steel mounts.




The mounts are steel and rubber.

My struts, springs, and upper mounts are brand new, and I still have clunking. Still trying to isolate it.

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998