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Posted By : Danial Phoenix, 19-May-2006,
02:48pm
knowing very little but having fun, i thogh seems as im changing diff and nearly everthing had to come of at the bacck to get it out i would change the
leaking damper, bought a new pair, and am going to put spacer between diff and spring.
question is, on old damper when i compress them they slowely push themselves back to fully stretched, but on the new ones when you compress them they stay
compressed and when stretched they stay stretched.
which one is at fault, should the new dampers do this?
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Posted By : Chris Taylor, 19-May-2006,
04:57pm
Nothing fundamentally wrong with your new dampers. They should resist the movement of the suspension in both directions, usually a bit more in the
rebound direction. Some gas filled dampers will tend to spring back after compression, but the real benefit of pressurisation is to prevent bubbles
forming in the damping oil and reducing the damping effect.
Just fit them and feel the improvement!
While you've got everything apart, although it is a pig of a job if the bolt has seized (and they nearly always do!), I suggest you change the trunnion
bushes below the rear wheel bearings. It really is easier with the drive shafts off the car.
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Posted By : Danial Phoenix, 20-May-2006,
10:29pm
thats good,
another question, the leaf spring, when removing bits off diff, i undid spring and caturpalted the top plate on undoing the last bolt, made me
jump, ops, question is how do i get it back on now new diff is in, got every thing else put back on except dampers and that plate,
so do i have to strap it down or something?
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Posted By : Chris Taylor,
22-May-2006, 10:57am
You need to fit the spring on its own, NOT connected to the vertical links. Tighten down the mounting plate. then you need to find a way of
lifting the spring end (one side at a time) so that you can get the bolt through the vertical link and spring eye bush. (At least three hands
needed..........)
Leaving the dampers off (at least not connected to the vertical link will help in that the drive shaft can then drop as far as physically
possible, meaning the spring has to be lifted not quite so far. A jack under the vertical link will then allow you to raise the link and spring
far enough to reconnect the damper.