Coilovers

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Re: Coilovers

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:51 am

Or. Shiny new stuff. Silver linings etc. :)
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Re: Coilovers

Post by ChrisA » Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:56 am

Mɐʇʇ wrote:
Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:51 am
Or. Shiny new stuff. Silver linings etc. :)
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Re: Coilovers

Post by bilko1 » Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:21 pm

Gutted for you, did you use lots of lube?
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Re: Coilovers

Post by Shoppinit » Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:36 pm

He will when he comes to buy new ones.
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Re: Coilovers

Post by ChrisA » Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:13 pm

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Re: Coilovers

Post by ChrisA » Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:03 pm

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Just got this. I wish it was only going to take 3 days! 🤪

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Re: Coilovers

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:04 pm

I’ve become really good at drilling broken bolts out
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Re: Coilovers

Post by ChrisA » Sun Feb 27, 2022 5:53 pm

Well as I’ve got to wait until May to get my new coilovers I thought I’d persist on getting the nut of the shock. I’ve resorted to cutting the little <beep> off.
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Re: Coilovers

Post by steve2003rs6 » Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:54 pm

Now you are almost there Chris.
Good clean up and a light coat of grease.
New nuts. Job done mate.

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Re: Coilovers

Post by bilko1 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:09 pm

Are you sure you tried lube Chris? looks very dry. I find Plus Gas works really well on stuff like that.
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Re: Coilovers

Post by ChrisA » Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:32 pm

bilko1 wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:09 pm
Are you sure you tried lube Chris? looks very dry. I find Plus Gas works really well on stuff like that.
Yes mate, loads of plus gas.

Ordered a full set of nuts today, only cost £35. 👍

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Re: Coilovers

Post by ChrisA » Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:34 pm

ChrisA wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:32 pm
bilko1 wrote:
Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:09 pm
Are you sure you tried lube Chris? looks very dry. I find Plus Gas works really well on stuff like that.
Yes mate, loads of plus gas. The threads are dry in those pictures as that’s after I got bored of trying to wind they off and just cut them.

Ordered a full set of nuts today, only cost £35. 👍

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Re: Coilovers

Post by steve2003rs6 » Tue Mar 01, 2022 12:55 pm

Just make sure the male threads are cleaned up really well.
You don’t want to use any force at all installing the new nuts. Hand install only don’t use the spanner’s to get them on. If you have a tight spot unwind or remove the nuts and use the thread file where necessary.
If they are too tight going on they might grab.
Which means you will be back to where you started with seized nuts.
Hope this helps Chris.

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Re: Coilovers

Post by Shoppinit » Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:12 pm

I thought you broke one of the struts.
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Re: Coilovers

Post by ChrisA » Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:06 am

Shoppinit wrote:
Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:12 pm
I thought you broke one of the struts.
Thanks for the advice. 👍

I spoke with a few people about the area that split. I was told that the part that’s moving is just a sleeve that the threads are cut on and that there’s no risk of fluid coming out the gap as that’s a separate cylinder within the sleeve. I’ve compressed the rod into the shock and no fluid is leaking. I guess I could seal the sleeve so that it’s fixed as it should be.

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