bloody car as you know been getting my garage work done and come accross another problem the rear s which have started the lower cup seat for the spring that you can wind up and down for height adjustment has a screw in it to pinch the seat to keep it at the right height . not started the front yet but both the rears have snapped bolts in them and i cant get them out so ....
i have these mazda speed coilys
says on the shock bottom 9CD6 28 700
KYB 1116
wondered if its possible to get new spring seats and is all thread s same size and style and thickness of thread so i can just get a set of four and fit them on my shocks ????
all tunners please help any ideas guys HIT A PROPER BRICK WALL HERE
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i got some Tein coilovers for sale if that helps?
well see what options i have mate first i like these height and damper adjustable
Any good machine shop will be able to make you a new one even if it\'s only in steel (just use loads of grease so it don\'t seize)
right for the technical bunch or those who have the similar to compare for me
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outer seat for spring is 6mm thread for shock width is 52 mm
and thread is 1.5 pitch
hope some one knows somebody in the coilover suspension business >:)
If the only problem is the snapped bolts in the spring perch collars, why can\'t you just use a stud extractor to get the stubs out and use new bolts to replace them? Or even drill them and tap new threads? Or have I misunderstood the problem?
sorted spoke to avo there have an identical set top blokes 4 replacements on the way
Quote from: Nik da Greek;576424If the only problem is the snapped bolts in the spring perch collars, why can\'t you just use a stud extractor to get the stubs out and use new bolts to replace them? Or even drill them and tap new threads? Or have I misunderstood the problem?
you d have thought that nik but i tryed drilling a small hole for the thread extractor and it snapped the hardend steel in there to for good measure tryed freeze ease and heat nothing moved it
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Hahaha! Yeah, that does happen! I think the heat treatment that makes stud extractors really hard also makes them really brittle. Glad you\'ve sorted it, anyway
i know should have heard me this am down the work shop potty mouth open the door there was about 5 people out side laughing at my expense need to retrieve a spanner from the wall as well lol
localised heat is the best way after its been soaked in wd40 or similar. Works most of the time but if its still fitted to the shock then be very careful to apply the heat to the collar and not the body of the shock else it might just go bang. I had to do this on my teins where the collar had siezed. Lots of cleaning and apply some sort of grease on the threads to prevent from happening again. Alloy to alloy contact is not good once it starts to bond together.
Quote from: batman;576456i know should have heard me this am down the work shop potty mouth open the door there was about 5 people out side laughing at my expense need to retrieve a spanner from the wall as well lol
Certainly feel the pain there, dude. I remeber trying to drift out a really corroded bearing race from the back wheel of my bike, and it just wouldn\'t budge more than a mil at a time, then wedge solid. I lost the plot after about quarter of an hour, and flung my hammer down in a total full-on hissy fit.....then watched it bounce up right through the lens of the headlight........
hammer (
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trying to hit
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Nik, is there not a post where I can\'t laugh at your replies lol
thing is its just so dam true, the amount of times where I know i\'m going to do damage but still deliver the blow anyway, why do we do that???
Quote from: batman;576440sorted spoke to avo there have an identical set top blokes 4 replacements on the way
scrath that what a current bun sent me four corse thread cups told him i need fine thread i did say on phone no im back to square one they dont fit and cant get them ! so any one know if they have an identical thread from another manufacturer
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Is the prob with the bolt that tightens the cup up, ie squeezes it together? If so and if you can get to part of the bolt that has the thread, try drilling straight through it so you have a nice hole, then put something through it (like a nail/bit of metal, would not suggest cheese, it will probably break and then you\'d get mice!) and try to unwind it by turing the nail/metal (not cheese). Drill close to one side so if it unwinds it will give you more to unwind before you have to drill again, once it\'s loose you should be fine but i\'d rather be safe than sorry.
Hope that made sense
Rob
understand what your saying mate tyed to drill it out no joi used thread extractor and it snapped in there too not moving at all need new ones