ESCOS Strut help?????
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Right im gettin the car ready for MOT and notice that the top cap that sits ontop of the spring is broke away in the middle thus letting the threaded part of the strut move around a bit and giving it a lot of play.
So i got onto Ford and enquired about an ESCOS one but there were none in the country so i ordered a pair of 4x4 saff ones as i believe they were the same yeh? (i hope im not wrong)
Heres the part i got :
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However the internal diameter of these new ones are bigger than the thread on my car.
Can anyone confirm i have the right thing?
I havent had the strut off the car yet but im trying to save time as i dont rilly wanna take the strut off twice if its the wrong part. But i realise that this will tell me for sure.
Thanks in advance
So i got onto Ford and enquired about an ESCOS one but there were none in the country so i ordered a pair of 4x4 saff ones as i believe they were the same yeh? (i hope im not wrong)
Heres the part i got :
![](https://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/RSBowk/P1010183.jpg)
However the internal diameter of these new ones are bigger than the thread on my car.
Can anyone confirm i have the right thing?
I havent had the strut off the car yet but im trying to save time as i dont rilly wanna take the strut off twice if its the wrong part. But i realise that this will tell me for sure.
Thanks in advance
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thats the wrong one
thats the spring cup,basically you have the shock then the spring,then the spring cup youve bought,then the bearing which sits on top,then the top cup which sits on the lot and locates it centrally , the top cups always break they are very weak
im sure someone will have a pic of one
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Nick is right you need the goldy coloured one that sits a bit above the one you have bought, you can get uprated ones too but I can't remember where from-this seems quite a common fault so should easily be fixed
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oh and they are really cheap too
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oh and they are really cheap too
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Dude, if you are anywhere near the club, I have a strut apart here that you can look at - even borrow the right bit to go to Ford with.
I've got a feeling I'm going to need to have it back for mine though, else you could keep it.
Give me a ring anyway and I might be able to help.
I've got a feeling I'm going to need to have it back for mine though, else you could keep it.
Give me a ring anyway and I might be able to help.
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PS,
if it really is that part that you've got that you need, the hole being larger than the thread diameter is correct. That bit goes over the actual shaft of the shock.
if it really is that part that you've got that you need, the hole being larger than the thread diameter is correct. That bit goes over the actual shaft of the shock.
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Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
thats the wrong one
thats the spring cup,basically you have the shock then the spring,then the spring cup youve bought,then the bearing which sits on top,then the top cup which sits on the lot and locates it centrally , the top cups always break they are very weak
im sure someone will have a pic of one
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So now the question is does anyone have a pic of one and even a finis code so i can ring up ford ans request one.
Also any ideas how much they are and is it worth replacing the bearing too?
Thanks Mark
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Fukin all mate ive been trying to ring you tonight i wanted to add it to my list and see if u could get it by tommorow night?
I want the gold bit and im gunna do the bearing had a quote for the bearing and was about 4 quid
I want the gold bit and im gunna do the bearing had a quote for the bearing and was about 4 quid
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Fukin all mate ive been trying to ring you tonight i wanted to add it to my list and see if u could get it by tommorow night?
I want the gold bit and im gunna do the bearing had a quote for the bearing and was about 4 quid
I want the gold bit and im gunna do the bearing had a quote for the bearing and was about 4 quid
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I check stock in the morning and let you know
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Originally Posted by DOO
Originally Posted by RS Bowk
Fukin all mate ive been trying to ring you tonight i wanted to add it to my list and see if u could get it by tommorow night?
I want the gold bit and im gunna do the bearing had a quote for the bearing and was about 4 quid
I want the gold bit and im gunna do the bearing had a quote for the bearing and was about 4 quid
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I check stock in the morning and let you know
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Ford used the same strut cap on the Escort cosworth as they fitted on a 1.0 mk 2 fiesta no wonder they break ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
Also same part fitted to all mk 3 & 4 escorts mk 2 & 3 fiesta all sierras
The uprated ones i seen have just had a thick washer welded into them to make them stronger
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Also same part fitted to all mk 3 & 4 escorts mk 2 & 3 fiesta all sierras
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The uprated ones i seen have just had a thick washer welded into them to make them stronger
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Hello mate, ive just replaced these on mine while i was putting new konis and springs on, Graham Goode does them, i got them through E bay and he has them all the time if you go on his site, they were only about Ł15 delivered if i remember. hope you get sorted. Mark
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Thats the fucker
Hpefully Doo will be able to get me one for tonight
cos im worth it
Cant open the PM you sent me soz, seems everyone is having probs tho
Hpefully Doo will be able to get me one for tonight
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cos im worth it
Cant open the PM you sent me soz, seems everyone is having probs tho
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All sorted now thanks everyone for your help
For future reference the finis # are: 6150341 for the cup part
6150276 for the bearing
For future reference the finis # are: 6150341 for the cup part
6150276 for the bearing
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