Coilovers:(

[corknose]

Car - ke70

motor - 4age

use -street daily

problem -my coilovers suppoivly leaking gas and knock

occurs/started when - i pretty much bought the car

personal situation - when i drive along my coilovers make a weird knocking noise and sound like they will fall out ive been told that the shock is leaking air and its fucked cause they were cut n shut too short.

would it be that or just the bearing on top of my camber tops? n is it dangerous to drive like this?

cheers cal.

[ae86]

how much stroke to they have ? tighten the gland nut that holds shock body in REALLY well or else it will make a vibrating/rattle noise which will sound horrible.

also nut ontop of camber tops with a rattle gun if u havnt got one tighten as much as u can when car is on ground and has weight on it then hit it round a few times with a hammer!.

take it out make sure its all tight put it back in take it for a quick drive, while their out take em appart see if any oil is leaking, could be a blown seal,

[R&D Mechanical]

yeah make sure she is tight, mine came loose the other day and i was freaking out haha check that and do you inserts have spacers?

[corknose]

i dont think so if so where would they be?

[R&D Mechanical]

well you gotta take the whole strut out but i wouldnt worry it props isnt that, check the nut is no1 :) big pair of grips

[corknose]

just the nut on to or the gland nut?

[R&D Mechanical]

the big nut holding the shock on and the one on the strut top nut aswell

[corknose]

aight ill give that wurl tomorrow. thanks heaps

[jay70]

check that they are spaced properly. mine were knocking because the gland nut couldn't be fully tightened, added a 2mm spacer beneath the insert and its fixed

[R&D Mechanical]

thats what i ment by the spacing, when you do it up fully and tight check it it moves up and down and side to side, if there is play you need to take the shock out and add a spacer :)

[marvis]

One of mine does this due to a leaking shock. Only on crazy bumps but.

[corknose]

Mines on like every little ripple in the road like I wasn't sure if it was safe or not sou ds super bad!!

[R&D Mechanical]

did you suss it yet mate?

[corknose]

At work atm but when I go home I'll try the rattle gun then gland nut and neither work I'll look at spacers(don't think they need them )

[Robo86]

they probs dont have enough droop and have blown becuase of it

[corknose]

they have been set up to be really low and i have them maxed out , its still low

[R&D Mechanical]

this might sound silly, but are they short stroke shocks?

[corknose]

i think so,

[jay70]

they have been set up to be really low and i have them maxed out , its still low
do you mean you have them as high as they will go? you should be running them a bit lower to allow for some droop

[70XIN]

what robo86 said

[Robo86]

yer, its happened to me THREE times fffffuuuu

[corknose]

O how did u replace the shock or did u just buy new ones

[marvis]

Oh, mine is the top hat @ ball joint..