What makes coilovers "creak" ?
20-05-2012, 03:34 PM
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What makes coilovers "creak" ?
After jacking the car up to clean the wheels yesterday, I noticed the rear coilovers creaking today, what causes this ?
20-05-2012, 04:27 PM
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Friction between top hat/spring/adjustable platform collars/helpers if fitted.
20-05-2012, 05:34 PM
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They rubbin on inner edges of body? My ns rear was murder! Binned them for konis.
20-05-2012, 05:38 PM
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Have ye hammers in scotchland chop
21-05-2012, 06:17 AM
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Friction between top hat/spring/adjustable platform collars/helpers if fitted.
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They rubbin on inner edges of body? My ns rear was murder! Binned them for konis.
Cheers guys,will take a look. Any other ideas ?
21-05-2012, 06:25 AM
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HAHAHA the coilover issue started in England
I just whacked on the brand new konis I had already bought for my saff. I didn't want coilovers
21-05-2012, 07:50 AM
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Mine was caused by lack of use I think because as soon as I used it a bit more it cleared up. Although maybe the silicone I squirted all over them helped.
21-05-2012, 11:39 AM
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Good shout mate, will give all the above a go
21-05-2012, 12:03 PM
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They do normally have the old issue of the spring rubbing on the inner arch on the rear end,
21-05-2012, 12:51 PM
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Haha when I 'remodelled' mine for coilover fitting I started off hitting it so gently with a smallish hammer because it felt so horrible.
By the end I was calling it all sorts of names and clubbing it with the biggest b@stard hammer I could find
Does take a bit of effort!
21-05-2012, 01:01 PM
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Its Recalibrating the shape of the rear inner arch
21-05-2012, 01:39 PM
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Its Recalibrating the shape of the rear inner arch
Recalibrating?
So that's the technical term for 'bashing the shit out of'....? Lol
21-05-2012, 02:30 PM
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21-05-2012, 02:36 PM
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IIRC the saff had a 6mm build tolerance, so some may need a mod, some may not, some may rub, some may not fit well at all.
6mm is a lot
21-05-2012, 04:43 PM
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I like that term
I saw someone write on a warranty job card 'torque relaxation' - I asked what it meant, he said 'bolt was loose'
21-05-2012, 05:25 PM
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After jacking the car up to clean the wheels yesterday, I noticed the rear coilovers creaking today, what causes this ?
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