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Old 19-12-2011, 11:13 AM
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Fitted Konis yesterday and one of the rear shocks is poking throught he strut?

Please help as my other car is broken at the moment aswell

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Old 19-12-2011, 11:18 AM
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There should be another 'hat' IIRC which goes on the under side of the bush.

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Old 19-12-2011, 11:20 AM
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What do you want to know its missing the bottom metal cup
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Old 19-12-2011, 11:25 AM
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I'd also get a new nut it look past its best and will cause problems in future
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Old 19-12-2011, 11:27 AM
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Bollok wrong link, their my front shock but you get the idea, there is a metal cup on both sides.
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Ah now I get it. Thanks for the help.
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Old 19-12-2011, 05:59 PM
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Has anyone got a top mount they can send me tommorow morning??
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Got one coming . Is it possible to push the shock down to slip the mount on? What I mean is undue the top nut and take the wheel off then push the shock to make it smaller.
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Yes but it can be a pain pulling the shock back up, this is providing you have the right spanner that can reach down the hole and do the nut up properly (im fairly sure theres a nut that holds the cup on like the fronts??)

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Don't think there is a nut it only has it on the front because of the spring
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On reflection i think your right, i don't remember putting one on any way
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Yeah theres no nut. Should be a simple fix, going to try in a bit . That strut was the last one we did and as you can see got rushed. Can't believe me and my bro didn't notice .
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If it was connor I can belive it lol
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lol yeah and he gets that from me.
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He has been good tho. He did a 7hr round trip with the tools needed to fit them, And he put my baileys breather on. Well done conor .
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LOL half a job bob lol
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Dont suppose anyone has one of these caps laying about. ive done the same thing

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Dont suppose anyone has one of these caps laying about. ive done the same thing

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i think ive got a few in the shed mate, ill have a look when i get 5 matey
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Originally Posted by wedge07
i think ive got a few in the shed mate, ill have a look when i get 5 matey
That would be great thank you very much
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Any joy on finding that cup yet?
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