Originally Posted by
S2_RST_DK
Hi
Does anyone have a picture/drawing of the original S2 front suspension setup ??
Think my mechanic make an error when fitting the coilovers from GAZ. When i turn the wheel there a scratching noise, and i can see that the shockabsorber is turning with the wheel, but the spring is not turning making the noise.
Searching the forum a can see that you are supposed to reuse the original spring top with some kind of bearing... But that is a bit diffecult explaining not knowing what the original looks like.... unfortunely my mechanic turned up being not that smart after all
Thanks
Henrik
I don't have pics, but we noticed that with mine the design was flawed.
The front coilovers came out of the box with a blue anodised piece on top of the spring, you are then intended to fit your original 'bearing' and 'top cap', along with the rubber top mount etc.
However, we found with mine that with the bearing fitted and the top cap on, the bearing did nothing. So, we made a spacer to go on top of the bearing to space the top cap up a little. Then with the nut tightened down, the bearing still works, allowing the shock to turn as it should.
Mine are on the car now, so I can't take pics I'm afraid, but if you look at it, it's not hard to see the problem.
How old are the Gaz's by the way?