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help! suspension. .
« on: April 30, 2013, 11:11:13 am »
So I want to book my car in for rust on the front arches but my car is pretty low so decided to raise it up 3 threads this morning.

Took ages on one side with a hammer the d-spanner thing and loads of wd40. Knocking it on way then the other slowly it moved.

Came to do the drivers side and it wont budge at all.  Doesn't move a mm. Used loads of wd40.

Any ideas?

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Offline chrisr763

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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2013, 11:12:40 am »
Persistance, I found luckily one side of my coilovers was very stiff, but still moved and the other moved a lot easier. WD40 needs time to work so maybe keep spraying try tomorrow? Or even after a few hours  :smiley:
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2013, 12:51:14 pm »
WD40 is a water displacer not a penetrating fluid. You would be better off with something like Plusgas.
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2013, 02:21:15 pm »
PlusGas is the shiz. Well worth a few quid investment.
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2013, 03:24:00 pm »
Just picking up my friends kia then ill be buying some.

Do I need to leave it over night?
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2013, 04:47:03 pm »
May work after a couple of hours but would be best left over night. Give it a good soaking.
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2013, 10:55:33 am »
Used about 1/2 a can lol

C spanner just broke....Great lol

Awaiting a call from awesome to see if they have one
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2013, 06:03:51 pm »
You have got the car jacked to take the weight off the suspension I hope.
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2013, 06:06:35 pm »
Quote from: andygo on May 01, 2013, 06:03:51 pm
You have got the car jacked to take the weight off the suspension I hope.


Wouldn't be able to get at it otherwise....or do you mean both sides? I had both sides up day 1 but not today....does it make a difference.
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2013, 07:44:41 pm »
Lowering shouldn't affect whether they do your rust anyway  :happy2:
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2013, 11:37:01 am »
 :sad1: day 3 failure 3. Used a whole can of plusgas and broke a c spanner!

So would getting a spring compressor help? If I could fit it to the spring while the strut is still in my arch maybe releasing some pressure might help...
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2013, 02:07:09 pm »
This may sound like a kick in the teeth. But by the ammount of trouble your having. I suggest removing the strut completly & unseizing the things on a workbench. Sounds like they are seized to me!  :ashamed:
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2013, 03:41:08 pm »
have you slackened the allen headed grub screw used to secure the collar from turning?
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2013, 03:43:06 pm »
Quote from: biffobear on May 03, 2013, 03:41:08 pm
have you slackened the allen headed grub screw used to secure the collar from turning?


i did the other other side so yes i remembered this  :grin:
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Re: help! suspension. .
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2013, 03:48:10 pm »
Quote from: chrisr763 on May 03, 2013, 02:07:09 pm
This may sound like a kick in the teeth. But by the ammount of trouble your having. I suggest removing the strut completly & unseizing the things on a workbench. Sounds like they are seized to me!  :ashamed:

beyond my ability's so want to try everything i can before paying
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