Polo (1996) Rear shock - joshL
Hi all,

Noticed this morning my polo was jumping around a bit, and that the rear parcel shelf had shifted.
When I looked into the boot I found that the top of the shock absorber was way up to the extent that it had pushed the parcel shelf support off.

I later took the shock out of the car (still needed to compress the spring) and noticed that the circlip had gone, and the spring top seat just slides all the way down the shock absorber.
I know that the shocks were replaced before I bought it (about 6 months ago).

Does anybody know what could have caused this, and whether I can get away with not buying a new shock.
What do I need to do?!?!

Thanks,
Josh
Polo (1996) Rear shock - Carrow
I saw this happen on a golf a few weeks ago. Turned out to be rear top shock mounts, I think Euro Car Parts or GSF do them pretty cheap.