Russ
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I have a set of Raceland coilover fitted to my MK4 golf and i've noticed that on the passenger side, the coilover strut sits lower in the hub than the driver side one. Surely they should be sitting at the same place? Passenger side  Driver side  |
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matty2300
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I'd whip it out for a better look... the locating hole in the strut where the bolt passes through could be elongated if the bolt has not been done up properly (meaning the hub has not clamped up properly on the body of the strut and all the force has been on that bolt hole on the strut)
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VIP
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I'd whip it out for a better look... the locating hole in the strut where the bolt passes through could be elongated if the bolt has not been done up properly (meaning the hub has not clamped up properly on the body of the strut and all the force has been on that bolt hole on the strut) Location of the strut shouldn't be down to the pinch bolt alone, usually the strut has a step in it which sits on top of pinch clamp casting. It's possible the strut had slipped past the step before the pinch was tightened, or indeed the other side isn't sitting on the step, which is why its higher. |
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matty2300
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Location of the strut shouldn't be down to the pinch bolt alone, usually the strut has a step in it which sits on top of pinch clamp casting. Well there you go, the best thing about RR is you learn something new every day  Never actually fitted coilies myself, was just a guess on my part.. I always rely on the "take it apart and have a looksie" approach! |
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2002 Saab 93 - Daily
1972 Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL - in storage
1978 Vauxhall Magnum - PROJECT
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - DEAD
1994 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS - DEAD
1999 Saab 93 2.0 SE - DEAD
1999 Mercedes W202/C200 - DEAD
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EmDee
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Coilover sitting too low?EmDee
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Never actually fitted coilies myself, was just a guess on my part. Crikey. Appreciate you were just being helpful, but maybe you should leave the advice-giving to those of us who have?! I have quite a few times but I still don't think of myself as even close to qualified! |
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matty2300
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I've seen what happens when bolt holes get ovalled out plenty of times, that looked like a distinct possibility from the photos
I thought a sensible observation from the evidence given and a suggestion that the OP take it apart to investigate further was worth a reply since no one had posted in 3 days..
didn't realise you needed qualifications to give a helpfull suggestion here, ill keep my mouth shut in future...
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2002 Saab 93 - Daily
1972 Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL - in storage
1978 Vauxhall Magnum - PROJECT
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - DEAD
1994 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS - DEAD
1999 Saab 93 2.0 SE - DEAD
1999 Mercedes W202/C200 - DEAD
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Never actually fitted coilies myself, was just a guess on my part. Crikey. Appreciate you were just being helpful, but maybe you should leave the advice-giving to those of us who have?! I have quite a few times but I still don't think of myself as even close to qualified! And the award for over reaction of the year goes to............ Chill a bit, Matts advice was sound, when the strut is removed any notches/ bumps/ recesses/ etc will be noticeable, Maybe only people with full qualifications in the given subject should be allowed to post replies or that only fully qualified people should be allowed to work on their cars, that would solve any issues because no qualified mechanic has ever fitted a part incorrectly. |
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EmDee
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Coilover sitting too low?EmDee
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And the award for over reaction of the year goes to............ matty2300? didn't realise you needed qualifications to give a helpfull suggestion here, ill keep my mouth shut in future... I realise now that my post had been misconstrued. I was just saying that personally I don't consider myself to be qualified to answer most of the stuff on here - but having said that I've fitted quite a few coilovers. I wasn't saying you shouldn't say anything at all, but I'd had a few drinks and frankly the post made me laugh. "I've never done it, but..." Please don't think that I was being mean or rude, that was not my intention at all. |
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matty2300
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And the award for over reaction of the year goes to............ matty2300? haha yeah, now i read that back I did throw a bit of a hissy fit huh?  I'll blame a bad day at work! no harm done EmDee |
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2002 Saab 93 - Daily
1972 Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL - in storage
1978 Vauxhall Magnum - PROJECT
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - DEAD
1994 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS - DEAD
1999 Saab 93 2.0 SE - DEAD
1999 Mercedes W202/C200 - DEAD
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Russ
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Nov 13, 2013 21:06:17 GMT
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Just got around to having another look at these today. Removed both sides and the bracket with the locating hole is damaged, making the strut sit lower in the hub.
Thanks for the advice.
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