What’s up. I was just woundering if there is anything that i can put on my coilovers to pervent them from seizing?. because my buddies coilovers seized on him. or a least i know it’s stuck and it’s hard to turn, is there anyway to get the coilover to spin again?.
thanks
The only time I experienced this problem was when I had tons of crud collecting between the threads. I just scraped it off using a thin screwdriver, and it solved all the problems.
Regards,
Oz
Re: Perventing Coilovers from seizing
Originally posted by Crazyinteg
[B]What’s up. I was just woundering if there is anything that i can put on my coilovers to pervent them from seizing?. because my buddies coilovers seized on him. or a least i know it’s stuck and it’s hard to turn, is there anyway to get the coilover to spin again?.
thanks [/B]
seizing? what are you talking about? oh, and what do you mean by “spin” coilovers don’t spin.
are you talking about the threaded collar and metal perches? just keep them clean and use spanner wrenches to loosen them. They shouldn’t “seize”
To: 91IntegGS
yes i am talking about teh collar. My buddies coilovers seem to stop spining up half way threw the collar like there is lots of sand stuck in between threads. We tried cleaning it up but it still refuses to spin up. it’s very frusterating
Originally posted by Crazyinteg
[B]To: 91IntegGS
yes i am talking about teh collar. My buddies coilovers seem to stop spining up half way threw the collar like there is lots of sand stuck in between threads. We tried cleaning it up but it still refuses to spin up. it’s very frusterating [/B]
Looks like there’s a lot of dirt in there. And are you sure you’re using the tool or spinning by hand?
Regards,
Oz
I had the same problem. I though mine were dirty too. But in fact one of the allan screws on the threaded perch wasn’t all the way in, and the collar was hitting it. Check those screws.
I would imagine putting some grease over all threaded areas would be your best bet!
Originally posted by teg92
I would imagine putting some grease over all threaded areas would be your best bet!
having greas on it is just going to make it collect more grime. With grease there every little rock and piece of sand is gonna stick right to it.
try high pressure water, and maybe compressed air. Use the spanner wrenches to spin the perches back and forth back and forth over and over again till the debris is free from the threads.
The best solution to your problem is to pull the collars and perches clean them thoroughly. Go to the local grocery store and purchase some canning paraffin and a bread pan, just the right size for suspension collars. Melt the paraffin in the bread pan and submerge the collars in the hot melted wax. Pull them out, wipe off the excess wax while it is still soft and reassemble. Dirt will not stick to them and the wax will lube the collars and keep them free spinning. Do not use grease dirt will stick to the grease creating bigger problems.